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Algerian parliament members urges Tebboune to run for a second term

On Monday, members of the Algerian parliament encouraged President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to consider running for a second term. During their conversation, he mentioned that his decision would ultimately depend on his health, but stopped short of making a formal announcement about the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

Reuters WORLD
Published December 25,2023
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Algerian parliament members urged President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to run for a second term on Monday, they said.

"If Allah gives me enough health," he told them, stopping short of a formal announcement about the presidential election due at the end of 2024.

Tebboune was elected in December 2019 for a five-year term and can run for a second and final term, according to the Algerian constitution.