Bouteflika pledges Berber reconciliation
President Bouteflika was sworn into office for his second five-year term on 19 April, with a pledge of reconciliation with the Berber minority, many of whom boycotted the elections. Bouteflika won the 8 April vote by a surprisingly large 85 per cent majority, ahead of his nearest rival and former prime minister Ali Benflis. 'We know their preoccupations, since this [predominantly Berber] Kabylie region - as I expressed it more than once - cannot exist without Algeria and Algeria cannot ...
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