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A giant Algerian flag is hanged on the wall behind supporters during a campaign meeting of Algerian former premier and candidate for the presidential election, Ali Benflis on March 24, 2014 in Blida, 50km southwestern Algiers. Benflis, 69, who is seen as current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s main rival, launched his campaign the day before by promising to introduce a “consensual constitution” drawn up by all political parties and civil society groups if he wins. AFP PHOTO / FAROUK BATICHE (Photo credit should read FAROUK BATICHE/AFP/Getty Images)