Algeria president says intends to run for second term

A former prime minister under longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was ousted during mass protests in 2019, Tebboune has overseen a crackdown on the Hirak movement that led the protests.

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Tebboune, 78, was elected in 2019 with 58 percent of the vote, following months of pro-democracy protests. (File Photo)
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ALGERIA - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Thursday that he will seek a second five-year term in an election set for September 7.

Tebboune, 78, was

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