The Algerian authorities have chosen the symbolic date of November 1, 2020, which marks the start of the war of independence against France, to organize a referendum on a revision of the Algerian Constitution, a press release from the presidency announced Monday, August 24.

"The President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, today received Mr. Mohamed Chorfi, President of the Independent National Election Authority, who presented him with a briefing on the preparations underway for the organization of the scheduled elections. , starting with the referendum on the draft revision of the Constitution, ”the statement said. 

"In the light of the consultations of the President of the Republic with the parties concerned, it was decided to set the date of November 1, 2020 for the holding of the referendum on the draft revision of the Constitution", specifies the text.

Demands for political reforms

During his inauguration in December, President Tebboune pledged to revise Algeria's fundamental law, amended several times since independence and tailor-made for his deposed predecessor Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The new Constitution would give more power to the Prime Minister and the Parliament to govern this country of approximately 45 million inhabitants.

This initiative is supposed to respond, within the framework of the "new Republic" promoted by Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to the Hirak, the unprecedented popular protest movement which demands a change in the political "system" in place since 1962. Hirak militants regularly accuse l Algerian army to continue pulling the strings behind front institutions.

With AFP and Reuters

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