Proposal to remove presidential term limits moves forward in Algeria
2008-11-04
The Algerian cabinet on Monday (November 3rd) approved constitutional amendments proposed by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika which could allow him to seek a third term, local and international press reported. An official statement released after the cabinet meeting said that the "amendment proposed to article 74 of the constitution maintains that the duration of the presidential mandate is five years and stipulates that the president of the republic can be re-elected". Parliament is expected to receive the draft bill this month.
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ahmed /batna Posted 2008-11-05
(Please publish this.) Bouteflika has conformed to the spirit of the laws and he intends to conform to the constitution before acquiring the representative will of the people. His detractors would never tell a colonel or a general who became president that he is not legitimate. Bouteflika is the son of Algeria, just like a citizen or our Minister of Foreign Affairs. Be he in exile or be he the president of Algeria re-elected by his people, he has given himself to the Algerian and Palestinian people more than his weight in gold.
باسم Posted 2008-11-14
Algeria, Algeria is the country of miracles. The proof is it is still steady, immovable to this day without determination.
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