The president said he would set up an “inclusive national conference” to address “political, economic and social” issues and “propose an enrichment of the constitution”, APS reported. The country’s ruling coalition — which includes the president’s National Liberation Front — lent its backing to Bouteflika earlier this month. Algeria’s main Islamist party, the Movement for the Society of Peace, will also take part, backing its candidate Abderrazak Makri. It has said Bouteflika would be unable to handle the demands of another term in office because of ill health. -From August 27 to September 1, 2018 he undergoes a "routine medical check-up" in Geneva, according to his office.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 10, 2019 18:45 UTC