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Algerian political and administrative restructuring

Overview

Following his re-election for a second mandate, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has implemented several administrative and political changes. In late August, the President signed decrees regarding the National Independent Authority for Elections (ANIE), terminating the interim presidency of Karim Khelfan and appointing Saad Arous, a lawyer and former Senate parliamentary group president, as the new head of the authority. The decrees did not specify a mandate duration or a timeline for upcoming communal elections. By early September, the administration underwent a partial cabinet reshuffle affecting the portfolios of Finance, Labor, Agriculture, and Communication. Key appointments include Mohamed Lamine Lebbou, formerly the Governor of the Bank of Algeria, as Minister of Finance, succeeding Abdelkrim Bouzred; Mohamed Hattab, previously the Mediator of the Republic, as Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Security; Sid Ali Khaldi, a former Minister of Youth and Sports, as Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fisheries; and the return of Mohamed Bouslimani as Minister of Communication. Additionally, Farid Kourtel has been named Minister of Industry, and Fouzia Naama has been appointed as a Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior. Parallel to these political shifts, the High Security Council met to address national security concerns, specifically targeting drug trafficking. The Council announced the creation of a specialized security agency dedicated to combating narcotics, modeled after international structures, and the conversion of an Army National People (ANP) barracks in the remote Tanezrouft desert into a high-security prison for major traffickers. The Council also reviewed investigations into recent wildfires in the east and center of the country conducted by the National Gendarmerie and National Security services, emphasizing that the death penalty will be applied to those found responsible for such crimes.

Entities

Abdelmadjid Tebboune · Mohamed Lamine Lebbou · Karim Khelfan · National Independent Authority for Elections · Sid Ali Khaldi

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Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [POLITICS] 17 sources
    Algeria announces cabinet reshuffle and new anti-drug security measures

    Algeria's President Tebboune announced a cabinet reshuffle and new security measures, including a specialized anti-drug agency and a high-security prison in Tanezrouft for drug traffickers.

  2. 19 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Saad Arous appointed president of Algeria's ANIE

    Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has appointed lawyer Saad Arous as the new president of the National Independent Authority for Elections, replacing interim head Karim Khelfan.

Sources

alaraby.co.uk · algerie-eco.com · algerie360.com · algerie7.com · algeriepatriotique.com · bamada.net · cresus.dz · dia-algerie.com · elchabaka.net · fr.awras.com · fr.news.yahoo.com · jeune-independant.net · lanouvelletribune.info · lasentinelle.dz · lechodalgerie.dz · lecourrier-dalgerie.com · okazalyoum.com · tsa-algerie.com

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