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New president sworn in to lead protest-hit Algeria
ALGIERS, Dec 19, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Former prime minister Abdelmadjid
Tebboune was sworn in as the new president of protest-hit Algeria on
Thursday, a week after winning a widely boycotted election.
He succeeds veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced from
office in April in the face of mass demonstrations.
Tebboune must now address the grievances of the protesters who have
remained on the streets to prevent what they see as a ploy by the political
elite to retain its hold on power.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1629 hrs