Algeria’s state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
reported on Sunday that President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika... 10th president-for-life of Algeria. He was elected in 1999 and is currently on his third or fourth term. Maybe it's the fifth....
had carried out a new cabinet reshuffle while announcing that Bedoui, who only recently replaced former premier Ahmed Ouyahia, would lead a caretaker government.
The announcement comes after weeks of street protests which forced Bouteflika to announce on March 11 that he would not run for president for a fifth term. Protesters insist Bouteflika’s announcement is not enough and he should resign after 20 years in office.
In the new reshuffle, the second in less than a month, Bouteflika kept his title as defense minister while appointing Sabri Boukadoum as foreign minister. He also appointed central bank governor Mohammed Loukal as finance minister and Mohammed Arkab as energy minister.