On 5 January the Algerian government presented the draft constitutional reforms, after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika approved these a week earlier. President Bouteflika had promised the amendments to provide more democracy in the country, after he was re-elected President for a fourth term in 2014. Under the draft reforms, a President will only be able to hold office for two five-year terms and has to have a Parliamentary majority to appoint a Prime Ministers. Parliament is expected to approve the reforms in a session next month.
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