Algeria’s president to visit Switzerland for medical checks - presidency statement

FILE PHOTO: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen in Algiers, Algeria April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina - Copyright RAMZI BOUDINA(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 21/02/2019 - 20:02•Updated 11/05/2024 - 01:59

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ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will travel to Switzerland on Sunday for routine medical checks, his office said in a statement without elaborating.

Bouteflika, 81, has announced that he will run for a fifth term in office in the presidential election set for April 18, and observers expect him to win.

(Reporting by Lamine Chikhi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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Algeria’s president to visit Switzerland for medical checks - presidency statement

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