Algeria: Temporary collective leadership to take over FLN
On Sunday, a temporary collective leadership of Algeria’s ruling party,
National Liberation Front (FLN), was assigned to fill the vacancy left
by Secretary-General, Jamal Ould Abbas, who resigned unexpectedly days
ago.
The decision came during a meeting held by the new leadership at the
headquarters of the party in Algiers, ending a vacancy which lasted more
than a week in the largest political formation in Algeria, according to
Anadolu Agency’s correspondent.
The newly appointed leadership includes Mouad Bouchareb, Speaker of the
People’s National Assembly (First Chamber of Parliament), as its
coordinator, in addition to three male leaders, namely Mahmud Qamama,
Said Lakhdari, and Mustafa Karim Rahiel, as well as three female leaders
who are respectively Laila Tayeb, Saida Bounab, and Samira Boras
Karakoush.
The resigning Secretary-General Jamal Ould Abbas, along with his
executive office, were temporarily replaced until new leadership is
elected in a still undefined date.
On November 14, Algeria Press Service (APS) attributed the news about
Ould Abbas’s resignation to an official source, stating that the former
Secretary-General’s sudden health crisis is the main reason behind his
withdrawal.
According to the same source, the speaker of the People’s National
Assembly was assigned to replace Ould Abbas until the party’ bodies can
elect a new Secretary-General.
This sudden change came at a sensitive time for the FLN with the start
of the countdown to Algeria’s presidential election, expected in April
or May 2019.
It is not known whether the current Algerian president Abdelaziz
Bouteflika, 81, will run for a fifth term or another candidate may be
elected to compete for office.
Some parties are calling for Bouteflika to be re-elected while others
are asking him to withdraw due to his poor health condition.
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