3 former Algerian ministers urge ailing President Bouteflika not to run again
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Three respected former ministers have issued a rare public call for Algeria's ailing president not to run for a fourth term in April's presidential election.
The three said President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, is too infirm to run again and called for a boycott of the election if he did. While Bouteflika hasn't said if he will run again, he is widely expected to despite suffering from a stroke last year.
The statement was from Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi, a former foreign minister; Rachid Beyelles, a former transport minister; and the honorary president of the League for Defense of Human Rights, Ali Yahia Abdenour.
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Ibrahimi and Beyelles both ran against Bouteflika for the presidency in 1999.
Disputes between Algeria's elite are emerging ahead of the April 17 elections.