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Algeria referendum on new constitution set for November 1

Algeria has set November 1 as the date for a referendum on a new constitution directed at advancing democracy and providing parliament a more prominent role after months-long demonstrations demanding reforms.
After “consultations with the parties concerned, it was decided to set the date of 1 November 2020 for the holding of the referendum on the draft revision of the Constitution,” the office of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Monday.
The date also chronicles the anniversary of the commencement of Algeria’s 1954-62 war for independence from France.
The new constitution would give the prime minister and parliament more powers to govern the North African country of 45 million people, a draft released earlier this year showed.

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