Tagged: Bouteflika

Conrad Omodiagbe

Algeria To Review Its Electoral Laws

Ahead of the November referendum in Algeria, the country’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has created a new National Commission charged with the task of reviewing its election laws in a bid to prepare a draft version of the organic law on the country’s electoral system.  The commission’s charge, contained in a statement made public by the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

2019 Algeria Presidential Election

On the 12th of December, Algerians went to the polls to select one of the five candidates vying for the country’s presidential seat in the country’s overdue presidential election. The election took place against a backdrop of protests which began in February following erstwhile President Bouteflika’s attempt to seek a fifth term in office. This […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Algeria’s Interim Leader Sets Election Date

The interim president of Algeria, Abdelkader Bensalah, has announced that presidential elections will be held in the country on the 12th of December this year. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, the 15th of September. This comes after the Army Chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah made the […]
Asari Ndem

Algeria Picks Election Date

Following a wave of protests against Bouteflika, the interim president of Algeria, Abdelkader Bensalah, has announced that the country will now hold its election on the 4th of July this year. Bensalah’s temporary appointment angered some protesters who, according to the BBC, had hoped for a more radical change in their leadership. “Following the announcement, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Algeria’s Ruling Party Withdraws Support for Bouteflika

Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has stated that it will not support the ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his decision to postpone the elections indefinitely, after withdrawing from the race. According to Aljazeera, the party announced its decision to distance itself from the 82-year-old president through its spokesman, Hocine Khaldoun, during a […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Algeria’s Bouteflika Announces “Shorter” Fifth Term Bid

Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has declared his intention to run for a “shorter” fifth term in office, after 20 years in power. He announced this amid widespread protests against him ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for April 2019. In a statement read out by Bouteflika’s campaign manager, Abdelghani Zaalane, the 82-year-old president, who […]