Will new constitution help Algeria? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Massinissa Benlakehal

Massinissa Benlakehal

Jan 25, 2016

Algerian lawmakers raise their hands to approve the limited constitutional change in Algiers November 12, 2008. Algerian lawmakers on Wednesday scrapped a rule limiting presidents to two terms, a move seen by opposition parties in the OPEC member state as aimed at letting head of state Abdelaziz Bouteflika stay in office for life. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA) - RTXAIO1 — Algerian lawmakers raise their hands to approve limited constitutional change in Algiers, Nov. 12, 2008. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika approved a new draft constitution in December 2015. — REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

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Algerian city employees install Algerian flags and President's Abdelaziz Bouteflika poster on the streets ahead of the Parliamentary election in Algiers, Algeria April 26,2017.Picture taken 26 April 2017. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - RTS14O6W

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Vasily Kuznetsov

A demonstrator carries a national flag during protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria March 15, 2019.REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - RC1EA91C6690

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Simon Speakman Cordall

Simon Speakman Cordall

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika casts his ballot during the parliamentary election in Algiers, Algeria May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra - RTS154OD

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Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

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