Algeria new government plans constitutional amendment and anticipated legislative elections

<p><strong>Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal will hold a cabinet meeting early this week following a government reshuffle. Ministers will discuss an action plan as part of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s fourth term program, Echorouk has learnt.</strong></p><p>Bouteflika’s electoral program was based on five main axes: stability, democracy, economy, national solidarity and human resources.</p><p>According to the same sources, the government’s action plan also focused on justice independence, countering corruption, money laundering and terrorism funding.</p><p>The new cabinet will also pass the constitutional amendment before the end of the year and prepare legislative elections to redraw the political map at Parliament before next year’s spring.</p>
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