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Found 37 articles.
- Vol 50 No 24
- 04/12/2009
Football fuss
Algeria and Egypt stopped just short of war over qualification for the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa. We hear that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had considered a special forces intervention if Algeria lost a group play-off match to decide Afric...
- Vol 50 No 8
- 17/04/2009
Victory in a vacuum
This time, rigging the election turnout was more important than rigging the vote
- Vol 50 No 8
- 17/04/2009
The contenders
According to the official result, confirmed by the Constitutional Council on 14 April, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was re-elected with 90.24% of the vote, from a 74.6% turnout. The other candidates represented different political tendencies but none of...
- Vol 50 No 1
- 09/01/2009
Electoral juggernaut
Bouteflika’s parliamentary allies have changed the constitution to allow him to stand for a third term and he will not face any serious electoral opposition
- Vol 49 No 25
- 12/12/2008
Boutef, the Life President
The latest constitutional changes abolish presidential term limits and weaken parliament
- Vol 49 No 25
- 12/12/2008
Another third term in Africa
Algeria’s 12 November constitutional amendment consisted of two main proposals: to remove the limit of two five-year terms for the president, and to change the title and role of ‘head of government’ into ‘prime minister’. The latter move seems to further ...
- Vol 48 No 11
- 25/05/2007
Not my party
Algerians were fascinated and concerned by Nicolas Sarkozy's win in the French presidential poll. Many worry about the upsurge in terrorism at home and persistent reports about President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health.
- Vol 48 No 9
- 27/04/2007
Under attack
Algeria's Islamist underground is largely home grown but benefits from foreign attachments
- Vol 48 No 9
- 27/04/2007
Khalifa in court
The celebrities were missing from Algeria's 'trial of the century' at Blida Criminal Court, when Judge Fatiha Brihimi sentenced fugitive banker Rafik Abdelmoumen Khalifa to life imprisonment. The creator of El Khalifa Group was still in exile in Britai...
- Vol 47 No 3
- 03/02/2006
The President's generals
The President may be back but succession rumours are festering
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