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Tag: President Bouteflika
Impotent Bouteflika postpones elections; Announces no fifth term
After two decades of autocratic rule, infirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he is not running for a fifth term as protests continued for three consecutive ... Read More
Bouteflika suffers ‘permanent threat to life’, say Swiss doctors
Infirm Algerian President Bouteflika, who applied to run for a fifth term from a hospital in Geneva, is facing a permanent threat to life, his ... Read More
Bouteflika’s 5th Term Would Be Another “Hogra” to Algerian People (Financial Times)
A fifth term for Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika would be viewed as an insult and a mark of contempt (hogra) for the Algerian people, said ... Read More
Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Risks Worsening Algeria’s Political Crisis- Financial Times
The UK’s Financial Times drew bleak prospects for Algeria whose ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika prepares for a fifth term that risks prolonging Algeria’s economic and ... Read More
Algeria’s President Maintained Alive Artificially- Former French Ambassador
The succession crisis in Algeria continues to spill ink after former French Ambassador Bernard Bajolet claimed that ailing President Bouteflika is artificially maintained alive. This ... Read More
Bouteflika Flies to Switzerland for Medical Check-up as Cholera Spreads in Algeria
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika flew to Switzerland for medical treatment in a context where cholera cases were found in the country. The medical trip ... Read More
Algeria: Presidential Statement Sacks Head of Military Police
A statement from the defense ministry overseen by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced Wednesday the sacking of Menad Nouba, head of the military police (gendarmerie), one ... Read More
Algiera’s Ruling Party Asks Ailing Bouteflika to Run for Fifth Term
Algeria’s ruling FLN party urged ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term despite his frail health, which made his public appearances a ... Read More
Political Meltdown in Algeria as President Appoints New Prime Minister
Algeria is in the midst of a new political meltdown, with the sacking of the Prime Minister Abdelmajid Tebboune who was replaced by the regime's ... Read More
President Bouteflika Asks Algerians to Brace for Austerity Measures
Algeria’s living-dead President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gave an address on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day asking citizens to prepare for tough times ahead as ... Read More