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Algeria: Bouteflika seeks fifth term
In spite of his ailing health after suffering a stroke back in 2013
82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has announced that he needs a fifth term in office to complete his policies.
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(Image: Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Credit: Getty)
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