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Discussions are continuing in Algeria with a view to forming a new government. President Abdelmajid Tebboune gave Prime Minister Aïmene Abderrahmane, who was appointed on June 30, a week. The announcement is expected at the beginning of the week. The first meeting of the new congregation is scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, and if all goes well, it will support the new team.
Prime Minister Aïmane Abderrahmane continues the consultations launched by President Tebboune. He meets the leaders of small political parties, civil society organizations and independent elected representatives. However, all indications are that this new boss will not be different from those who preceded him.
While the political parties expected a national government that could face the political and social crisis, President Abdelmajid Tebboune surprised the entire political class by favoring a technocrat to lead the government.
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For the Algerian opposition, the president wanted to give the impression of dealing with the crisis, but in reality he tried to block the way for all those who demand a radical change of the system.
The authorities seem to be re-using the method of former President Bouteflika, namely to keep sovereign portfolios such as foreign affairs, the Ministry of the Interior or even justice and to grant its allied ministries less importance. Consequences: FLN (National Liberation Front) would reintroduce its program for the smallest formations, forced to make concessions.
However, the Social Movement for Peace (MPS), an Islamist party, had the strength to oppose it in order to join the opposition. The Government’s mandate will be to implement, as the Prime Minister has stated, “the President’s progressive program which will enable Algeria to achieve the desired revival of its economy”. Aïmane Abderrahmane will ultimately be more of an executive than a true reformer.
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