Algeria: the presidential elections will take place on April 18th

The next presidential election in Algeria will take place on April 18, announced Friday the presidency of the Republic, quoted by the state press agency Algeria Press Services (APS).

The mandate of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has headed Algeria since 1999, expires on April 28. His side has been calling him for several months to run for a fifth term, but Bouteflika, 81, has not yet announced his intentions.

The "President of the Republic has taken this day (Friday), a presidential decree convening the electorate for the presidential election to be held on Thursday, April 18, 2019," said the statement of the presidency, quoted by the APS.

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