Newly elected Algerian president calls protesters for dialogue
2019-12-15 10:15:01 source：Global Times
December 14, 2019
The newly elected President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Friday said he committed to open dialogue with the protest movement claiming change, saying there will be "no revenge, nor exclusion and marginalization during his term."
Tebboune, who was announced to be the eighth president of Algeria earlier on Friday, told a press conference that he has "a number of priorities to tackle at the beginning of his term as president, namely opening dialogue with the different components of the protest movement" rocking the country since Feb. 22.
In this regard, Tebboune noted that his program "will make radical change, as it sets rupture with the old system of governance a main goal."
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