by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 18, 2014 | World
Algeria, AP—President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a fourth term in office with a landslide 81 percent of the vote, according to preliminary figures announced Friday by the Algerian government. His chief opponent, Ali Benflis, who garnered only 12 percent of the vote,...
by Nabila Ramdani | Apr 11, 2014 | The Majalla Magazine
Images of a frail old man insisting he is fit to govern will do little to persuade Algerian voters that Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the president to lead them forward into a democratic future. There have been few pictures of the indefatigable 77-year-old over the past few...
by Ali Ibrahim | Apr 8, 2014 | Opinion
Because the situation is constantly changing, no one knows for certain how long it will take before everything settles down following the wave of political change that has affected some Arab regimes since the protests of 2011. The consequences continue to unfold, and...
by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Mar 23, 2014 | Middle East
Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian presidential candidate Abdelaziz Belaid, head of the Front El Moustakbal, says he has no intention of backing out from the forthcoming elections race against sitting president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, scheduled for April 17. Dozens of...
by Bouallem Ghamrasa | Feb 13, 2014 | Middle East
Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian presidential candidate Mohamed Al-Taher has said he expects President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to win a record fourth term in office if he stands in the forthcoming elections scheduled for April 17. But in comments to Asharq Al-Awsat this...
