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As Algerian leader ails, would-be challengers eye election

A record number of people want to run for president of Algeria in the country's April election, amid growing uncertainty about whether incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika, infirm since a 2013 stroke, is fit for yet another term after two decades in charge of this gas-rich North African nation....

Bouteflika to run for 5th term: Algeria's ruling party

Algeria’s ruling party on Saturday officially nominated incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to run for a fifth term in office in the April 18 polls. "I announce that the National Liberation Front (NLF) has nominated Bouteflika to run in the coming presidential election," NLF...