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Algerian President Bouteflika announces new government

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Protest-hit Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday named a new government headed by recently appointed Noureddine Bedoui, a statement from the presidency said.

State television reported that armed forces Chief Ahmed Gaid Salah, who has called for Bouteflika to step down, remained as deputy defence minister.

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