The Algerian presidency revealed a draft amendment to the constitution and distributed it to parties and associations with a view to discussing and enriching them. Amending the constitution and setting presidential terms was one of the first promises made by Algerian President Abdel Majid Taboun.
The draft - which was prepared by a committee formed by Taboun early this year - included several proposals, including creating the position of vice president, adopting the principle of not assuming more than two presidential terms, and limiting parliamentary mandates to only two.
Also included in the draft is a new proposal that will be put forward for the first time, and related to the possibility of sending military units abroad after the approval of the Algerian parliament.
Article 29 of the current constitution states that "Algeria refrains from resorting to war not to prejudice the legitimate sovereignty and freedom of other peoples, and makes its effort to settle international disputes by peaceful means."
In the proposed amendment, the following paragraph was added: "Algeria within the framework of the United Nations, the African Union and the Arab League, and in full compliance with its principles and objectives, can participate in peacekeeping operations abroad."
After his election as president last December, Taboun announced that he would work to prepare a preliminary draft of the constitution with the advice of constitutional law experts, to be discussed at home and abroad, and then to be put to a popular referendum.