The North Africa Journal: Bouteflika Announces Constitutional Revision, to Seek Third Term 

Bouteflika Announces Constitutional Revision, to Seek Third Term
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The North Africa Journal on 26 December, 2008 03:52:00
 
The Algerian constitution has a two term limit, which has long been challenged
by many in the FLN and RND nationalist parties, who are strong allies of the
current president. For observers and the Algerian population this is not a
surprise. The president has never hidden his intentions to tweak the country’s
highest law to allow an opening for a third term. He reiterated his position as
recently as last month to revisit the constitution, a call he made several times
in the past since he first took power in 1999. Continue reading here.