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| Algeria gears up for election year with aging president, opposition that is yet to offer challenger |
| 2024-01-26 |
| [AFRICANEWS] Algeria is gearing up for an election year with an ageing president and an opposition that is yet to present a candidate. The oil-rich North African country faces mounting political and economic challenges as public dissatisfaction rises. Yet it remains unclear whether Algeria's presidential election, likely to be held in December, will inspire serious campaigning. The Rally for Culture and Democracy, among the rare opposition parties maintaining a notable public presence in President Abdelmajid Tebboune 's Algeria, this week called on the government to "put in place political conditions for a debate to find a way out of crisis." Still, no candidate has stepped forward to challenge Tebboune, Algeria's 78-year-old leader who came to power in 2019 and has not announced plans to run for a second term. He's maintained an air of mystery, contending last month that "the people will decide the right moment" for such an announcement. The country's leading army general, Said Chengriha, has offered support for Tebboune, praising "the projects implemented over the past 4 years" and calling for "the continuation of this work." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 How very American. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-26 12:03 |