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Algeria govt green-lights draft constitutional reforms

Algerian protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on December 12, 2019 during the presidential election.

Photo credit: Ryad Kramdi | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Tebboune had promised to press for reforms during elections late last year after the resignation of long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika under pressure from the movement, which widely rebuffed the polls.
  • The revised text must still be approved by parliament -- a formality -- before it is put to a popular referendum on November 1, the anniversary of the start of Algeria's 1954-1962 war of independence from France.
  • Algeria's constitution has been modified several times since the country's independence and was tailored to Bouteflika, who gained unlimited powers of appointment for top official positions.

Algiers,

Algeria's government has adopted draft constitutional revisions aimed at responding to the demands of the country's "Hirak" protest movement, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said.