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Macron calls for transition period in Algeria

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epa07419906 French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting as part of the 'great national debate' on ecology matters in Greoux Les Bains, southern France, 07 March 2019. EPA-EFE/Claude Paris / POOL MAXPPP OUT

Reuters reports that French President Emmanuel Macron said that Algeria was entering a new chapter in it’s history after  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to abandon his quest for a fifth term in power and called for a “reasonable duration” to the transition period.

Bouteflika late on Monday bowed to weeks of mass demonstrations against his 20-year rule but also postponed an election due in April, promising social and economic reforms in the former French colony.

Macron gave no details on what he considered a reasonable transition period.

 

Via Reuters

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