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Agence France-Presse

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked his veteran campaign manager Saturday, state media reported, following mass protests against the ailing leader’s decision to stand for a fifth term in office.
Former premier Abdelmalek Sellal – who oversaw Bouteflika’s past three successful re-election bids – was removed just hours ahead of a deadline for election hopefuls to formally submit their candidacy.

Sellal was replaced as campaign manager by Abdelghani Zaalene, the transport minister, APS news agency said, citing Bouteflika’s campaign team.
While no reason was given for the decision, it comes after tens of thousands of Algerians protested Friday against the 82-year-old president standing for re-election.
Hundreds defy ban on protests to demonstrate against fifth term for ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Bouteflika, rarely seen in public since a 2013 stroke, has been in Switzerland for nearly a week for “routine medical checks” according to his office.
There is no legal requirement for election contenders to be in the country on Sunday to meet the midnight deadline to submit their candidacy for the April 18 vote.


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Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacks his campaign manager hours before election deadline, state media confirms

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika meets with the French prime minister at his residence during an official visit in Zeralda, a suburb of the capital Algiers. Photo: AFP

Abdelmalek Sellal, Algeria's former prime minister and director of current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's re-election campaign, attends a campaign rally organised by their National Liberation Front (FLN) party at La Coupole arena in the capital Algiers on February 9, 2019. - Bouteflika, who uses a wheelchair and has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, has yet to announce whether or not he will run in the election. But the country's ruling coalition at the weekend named the president, who has been in power since 1999, as its candidate. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP)

Algerian police fire tear gas at mass protest against president

epa07406713 Algerian protesters stand in front of riot policemen during a protest against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, 01 March 2019. Algerian authorities on 01 March braced for what are expected to be the largest protests in the Algerian capital in over a decade. Several protests and rallies were held in Algeria since Bouteflika serving as the president since 1999, announced he will be running for a fifth term in presidential elections scheduled for 18 April 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

People clash with anti-riot police during a protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term in April elections in Algiers, Algeria March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

epa07406602 Algerian riot policemen push back protesters during a demonstration against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria 01 March 2019. Algerian authorities on 01 March braced for what are expected to be the largest protests in the Algerian capital in over a decade. Several protests and rallies were held in Algeria since Bouteflika serving as the president since 1999, announced he will be running for a fifth term in presidential elections scheduled for 18 April 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

Police officers try to disperse people trying to reach the government palace during a protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term in April elections in Algiers, Algeria, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Protesters clash with police in the streets of Algiers, Algeria on Friday, March 1, 2019. Photo: AP

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Abdelmalek Sellal oversaw Bouteflika’s past three successful re-election bids


Abdelmalek Sellal oversaw Bouteflika’s past three successful re-election bids.
