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An Algerian man reads a local newspaper, En-Nahar, bearing a picture for the first time of former Algerian intelligence chief Gen. Mohamed Mediène, better known as Gen. Toufik, on the front cover in the capital, Algiers, on September 13, 2015, after Algerian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika replaced his powerful intelligence chief with his deputy, Gen. Athmane “Bachir” Tartag. (AFP Photo/Farouk Batiche)


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Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen at the presidential palace in Algiers, in this file picture taken December 11, 2011. (REUTERS/Louafi Larbi/Files)


Algeria: The Bouteflika Spring?

Algeria: The Bouteflika Spring?

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—The surprise cabinet reshuffle enacted by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in September remain the source of significant speculation within the Algerian political arena, as do many of his more recent political decisions. Many observers...