Whether it was a crisis of legitimacy, a threatening popular movement, or the president simply wished to exercise more powers, there was nothing a constitutional amendment could not fix. Tebboune’s constitutional amendment of 2020 is no different from its predecessors’. In Algeria, it is the first thing to turn to in attempting to solve any dilemmas the regime faces. Tebboune’s talk of a constitutional amendment was therefore no surprise considering the sensitive environment the presidential elections of December 2019 were being held in. This time, however, amending the constitution failed to give the desirable outcome for the regime.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 13, 2020 08:48 UTC