Algerian presidency announces proposed constitutional amendments

Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb chaired on Saturday the launch of a seminar on the two draft projects, namely, the technical amendment to the Constitution and the organic law relating to the electoral system. [ . . . ] In this regard, the Chief of Staff at the Presidency of the Republic delivered a presentation outlining ten proposals for the technical amendment of the Constitution. The proposals include the requirement to introduce proof of an educational level as a condition for candidacy for the position of President of the Republic. Moreover, regulating the procedures for taking the constitutional oath by proposing optimal regulatory arrangements, including defining the body before which the oath is taken and the authority that administers the constitutional oath. The proposals also include the possibility of granting the President the authority to call for early local elections, as well as removing the requirement to obtain the binding opinion of the High Judicial Council for appointments to specific positions or for the annual transfers of presidents of judicial councils and heads of state prosecutors, given that the President of the Republic is the Chairman of the High Judicial Council.
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