This Moroccan who could be President of Algeria
Algiers: Article 88 of the Algerian constitution stipulates that in case of the incapacity of the Head of State, to exercise his functions by reason of death or serious and incurable disease, the interim should be provided by the President of the National Council for a period of 45 days.
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'The President of the National Council Abdelkader Bensaleh, represented President Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Bo'ao Asian Forum in China'.
The sentence read like so many others of its type in the newsletter of the official Algerian television.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, physically weak, almost helpless, is replaced at international conferences by his ministers, it makes sense, except when it is Abdelkader Bensaleh who performs this task, the question takes on a whole new dimension.
First, because Abdelkader Bensaleh is Chairman of the Algerian 'Senate' and a personality ranked second in the country, in the order of protocol.
Therefore, and in light of what the Algerian constitution states in its article 88, the very suffering Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been represented at Bo'ao by his constitutional interim successor .
Indeed, in case of loss or long-term disability of President Bouteflika, Bensaleh would be president for 45 days.
An eventuality that seems to give headaches to constitutional Algerians and bitterly acidic attacks to the real holders of power deep in Algeria.
Because if this were to happen, the interim President of the Algerian Republic is a Moroccan citizen, a subject of King Mohammed VI.
Indeed, according to the revelations made in May 2011 by Mohamed Sifaoui in his book, 'Bouteflika, his sponsors and his minions, published by Editions Encre d'Orient, Abdelkader Bensaleh is a Moroccan born to a Moroccan father and mother.
He was seconded to the official Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco in Oran .
"He would have rendered great service to the Algerians' Sifaoui tells in his book, to the point that the regime of Houari Boumediene, he was awarded by decree in 1967, Algerian nationality, and alongside his original Moroccan nationality, when he was 24 years old.
Bensaleh then quickly climbed the steps of power in the regime to become National Chairman (Algerian Senate) becoming the second person of the Algerian state and heir apparent.
Except that for Abdelkader Bensaleh his Moroccan nationality will pose two classes of problems that will prevent access to the presidency of the republic:
First vis-à-vis the army that has made and unmade presidents in Algeria, for a Moroccan to be President of Algeria would be taken by the generals as an affront.
As a result vis-à-vis the constitution itself which gives this right, as another of its articles ,the 73rd this time, states that "To be eligible for the Presidency of the Republic, the candidate must: enjoy only Algerian nationality of origin. "
If Bouteflika came to take leave, Algeria wouldbe in an institutional vacancy or a temporary unconstitutional situation, unless the 70 year old Adlkader Bensaleh has decided to leave too.
The sentence read like so many others of its type in the newsletter of the official Algerian television.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, physically weak, almost helpless, is replaced at international conferences by his ministers, it makes sense, except when it is Abdelkader Bensaleh who performs this task, the question takes on a whole new dimension.
First, because Abdelkader Bensaleh is Chairman of the Algerian 'Senate' and a personality ranked second in the country, in the order of protocol.
Therefore, and in light of what the Algerian constitution states in its article 88, the very suffering Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been represented at Bo'ao by his constitutional interim successor .
Indeed, in case of loss or long-term disability of President Bouteflika, Bensaleh would be president for 45 days.
An eventuality that seems to give headaches to constitutional Algerians and bitterly acidic attacks to the real holders of power deep in Algeria.
Because if this were to happen, the interim President of the Algerian Republic is a Moroccan citizen, a subject of King Mohammed VI.
Indeed, according to the revelations made in May 2011 by Mohamed Sifaoui in his book, 'Bouteflika, his sponsors and his minions, published by Editions Encre d'Orient, Abdelkader Bensaleh is a Moroccan born to a Moroccan father and mother.
He was seconded to the official Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco in Oran .
"He would have rendered great service to the Algerians' Sifaoui tells in his book, to the point that the regime of Houari Boumediene, he was awarded by decree in 1967, Algerian nationality, and alongside his original Moroccan nationality, when he was 24 years old.
Bensaleh then quickly climbed the steps of power in the regime to become National Chairman (Algerian Senate) becoming the second person of the Algerian state and heir apparent.
Except that for Abdelkader Bensaleh his Moroccan nationality will pose two classes of problems that will prevent access to the presidency of the republic:
First vis-à-vis the army that has made and unmade presidents in Algeria, for a Moroccan to be President of Algeria would be taken by the generals as an affront.
As a result vis-à-vis the constitution itself which gives this right, as another of its articles ,the 73rd this time, states that "To be eligible for the Presidency of the Republic, the candidate must: enjoy only Algerian nationality of origin. "
If Bouteflika came to take leave, Algeria wouldbe in an institutional vacancy or a temporary unconstitutional situation, unless the 70 year old Adlkader Bensaleh has decided to leave too.
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