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Algeria is witnessing a downward spiral in cases of Covid-19 infections and has announced easing restrictions meant to contain the pandemic.
European Members of Parliament are calling for an investigation into humanitarian aid to the Polisario Front.
The death in Algiers on Monday of the influential Lieutenant-general Ahmed Gaid Salah, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of Staff of the National People’s Army (ANP), will not change much the army’s central role in the Algerian political landscape, indicates journalist and writer Adlene Meddi in this exclusive interview with APA.
Lieutenant-general Ahmed Gaid Salah of the Algerian army has died of a heart attack at the age of 79, the presidency in Algiers announced on Monday.
Algeria’s new president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who was elected with 58.13percent of the votes in the first round of the December 12 presidential election, has been sworn in at a public ceremony in Algiers, reports said on Thursday.
It became something of a surprise! Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a former Prime minister of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika with neither a party, nor popularity or official supports was declared Algeria’s 11th president and after the contested “douzdouz” (12/12) referring to the polls taking place on the 12th day of the 12th month of the year, Algerian journalist and writer Chawki Amari exclusively retraces for the African Press Agency “The longest night of the shortest election”.
Algeria’s new president-elect, 74-year old Abdelmadjid Tebboune was the favourite of the military among the five candidates from the ruling clique which a massive protest movement that has shaken Algeria for the past ten months is aimed at overturning.
Algeria’s former prime minister, Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won the country’s presidential election after garnering 58.15% of the votes cast, the electoral commission chief announced on Friday.
The government has not shied away from arguments convincing Algerians to participate massively in Thursday’s presidential election.
Days to the start of campaigning ahead of the December 12 presidential election in Algeria, the five candidates are all former relatives or direct collaborators of retiring President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.