Algeria: referendum on the revision of the Constitution on November 1

A referendum on a revision of the Algerian Constitution, promised by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, will be organized on November 1, the presidency announced on Monday August 24 in a statement.

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“ The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, today received Mr. Mohamed Chorfi, President of the Independent National Election Authority, who presented him with a briefing on the preparations underway for the organization of the scheduled elections. , starting with the referendum on the draft revision of the Constitution, ”said the press release.

" In the light of the consultations of the President of the Republic with the parties concerned, it was decided to set the date of November 1, 2020 for the holding of the referendum on the draft revision of the Constitution ", specifies the text. November 1 is the anniversary of the start of the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962).

During his inauguration in December, President Tebboune pledged to revise Algeria's fundamental law, amended several times since independence and tailor-made for his deposed predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

This initiative is supposed to respond - within the framework of the " new Republic " promoted by Mr. Tebboune - to " Hirak ", the unprecedented popular protest movement which demands a change in the political " system " in place since 1962.