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Spotlight | Algeria
Succession a watchword in 2013

Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared in fine form when receiving French president François Hollande on Dec. 19-20. And the prospect of him serving a fourth term in office between 2014-2019 delights both Washington and Paris, if only for the sake of stability. [...]

Published on 20.12.2012 at 09:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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