Algerian National Council President Abdelkader Bensaleh adresses a special

Algerian National Council President Abdelkader Bensaleh adresses a special session at the Algerian Parliament and Council of Nation on November 12, 2008 in Algiers. Algeria's parliament approved controversial constitutional amendments on November 12 which will allow veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to serve a third term. A combined total of 500 members of the upper and lower houses of parliament approved the amendments to the former French colony's constitution while only 21 voted against. There were eight abstentions.
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