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Will new constitution help Algeria?

The Algerian opposition has criticized the draft constitution as being nonconsensual and as not addressing the country’s real crisis.
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
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ALGIERS, Algeria — The disclosure of Algeria’s draft constitution and its content in early January was a way to improve the political and economic situation of the country.

“I don’t believe these constitutional changes will affect the citizens’ daily life. They are above all concerned that hard-won social gains are not jeopardized,” Hocine Bellaloufi, a political analyst, told Al-Monitor. They are also concerned about “the increase in prices that is beginning to be felt in early 2016,” Bellaloufi added.

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