By RFPosted on 09-08-2019Modified on 09-08-2019 at 01:34
In Algeria, this is the first press conference given by the members of the dialogue body. It took place this Thursday, August 8 in Algiers. These personalities, some of whom have been nominated by the presidency and others invited by the first nominees, are responsible for collecting the proposals for the transition. The "panel" is much criticized, and with this press conference, the mediators wanted to give pledges in good faith.
Neither representatives of the protesters nor representatives of the authorities. Criticized, members of the " panel for dialogue " repeat that they are independent. Amar Belhimeur, journalist and law professor, is in charge of the political commission. " We are an independent structure, we do not obey any political party. We do not obey any civil or military power. We offer our good offices to build bridges between the actors of the civil and political society with the aim of reaching an agreement, a consensus around a precise electoral deadline "
The objective is to reap the proposals for a presidential election to be organized and deemed legitimate. Fatiha Benabbou, a constitutional expert and panel member, this week received young protesters and spoke with them about the polling commission. " They (young people) want an independent authority. They want an authority made up of people from civil society because they no longer trust political parties . "
The press conference brought out a disagreement within the "panel". Some say that the next President of the Republic will have a transitional mandate. Others argue that nothing has been decided yet.
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