[20210706]IF11116_阿尔及利亚.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 6, 2021AlgeriaMore than two years after nationwide protests forced long-standing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down, questions remain about the future of Algerias political system and state-centric economy, which revolves around oil and gas exports. President Abelmadjid Tebboune (75), a former prime minister, was elected in late 2019 to succeed Bouteflika, but some observers question his legitimacy and influence within the complex elite networks known in Algeria as le pouvoir (“the powers that be”). Tebboune won nearly 60% of the vote but turnout was under 40%; his reputed patron, army chief of staff General Ahmed Gad Salah, died soon after; and the president spent months in hospitals abroad after contracting COVID-19 in late 2020. President Tebboune has pledged reforms and a “new Algeria,” but structural changes have proven elusive. A new constitution adopted by referendum in late 2020 did not significantly alter the political system or expand civil liberties. In any case, core aspects of Algerias governancesuch as the influence wielded by top figures in the state security apparatus and energy sectorare not directly rooted in c