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News : Conference Bejaia Mohamed Shafik Mesbah:
"The political transition? With or without the people ... "
Mohamed Shafik Mesbah, invited by the Association of Journalists and correspondents Bejaia, gave recently at the regional theater of the city, a conference on the theme. "Freedom of the press, the foundation of democracy"
After a keynote presentation on the doctrinal foundations of the democratic system and the related reports of the three powers, legislative, executive and judicial power with the fourth is that the press, the speaker preferred to open the debate with a very dense audience since the room was archi-height. Issues quickly exceeded the narrow theme of both speaker and audience conference agreed that there could be no true democracy without freedom of press and living that Algeria had a long way to go before reaching that ideal stage.
The debate focused essentially on the current political deadlock and solutions that enable a sustainable exit from crisis. About the crisis, the speaker emphasized that the elections of April 17 was not at all an issue.Whatever Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika be renewed or not the head of state.The problem lies not only in the data relating to individual public officials.This is the system in its entirety, is involved. It is true, however, that through the authoritarian system in place have been aggravated during the reign of the current head of state. Politics is totally ossified. Trade union activity is marginal, while the development of the associative movement is deliberately compressed.
delegitimized With failing public institutions and governance must fear the worst. The speaker puts it, willingly, tone on prospects rather pessimistic as it considers that insidious process of transfer of public powers is unfolding before our eyes. In total, the president, because of his health, exercises power in common with the presidential circle whose pivot Mr. Said Bouteflika. Mohamed Shafik Mesbah feeds even more fear about the future of the country that believes that the power of money has come to supersede the authority of elected bodies legal. He has not hesitated to use an image to say that some of the "baltaguia" of the economy have now, more power than the Chief of Staff of the ANP and the head of DRS together.
Whereas the Algerian society was deconstructed and the sustainability of the state was concerned, the speaker noted that it was impossible to ignore the disastrous negative balance advancing headlong, as if nothing had happened. To go from a dictatorial system to a democratic system, there are rules and procedures. A discipline called "transitology" is even taught in universities.
many practical experiences of democratic transition are available to inspire us. Certainly, after October 1988, a transition of this nature has been initiated under the government of Mr. Mouloud Hamrouche, but it was a one night. There has no doubt continued Mohamed Shafik Mesbah, a process of democratic transition requires a number of preconditions together. In this regard, the speaker warned against the temptation to believe that the army could alone, initiating and directing this transition.Those days are gone when the army could substitute for popular sovereignty, the only true foundation of democracy. There are nonetheless - and examples abound throughout the world, starting with Portugal and Spain - where the army has been a powerful platform on which were based the political forces of the countries concerned. The drama in Algeria is that the army - in its backbone and substance - remains the backbone of the country. But no forces organized and active. Specifically, responding to a question from the audience on current attempts about the transition that focus the debate, Mohamed Shafik Mesbah has been clear: "The real problem is not to ask whether the phase transition must be conducted with or without Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The only question of interest is whether it should be conducted with or without the Algerian people. There is not even an example of a successful democratic transition that has not been done by the people. "
the speaker seemed pessimistic about the immediate situation because he has emphasized, "the regime current has neither the intention nor the ability to engage the democratic transition. The real owners of the control levers are destitute of knowledge and even less useful strategic project in the country. " These "new makers" are only interested in preserving power and broadening the scope of predation. "
The speaker had to deal with specific issues about which he provided answers relied on his personal testimony. About the entrenchment of the Tamazight Mohamed Shafik Mesbah considered this legitimate expectation could not be answered if it was worn by officials driven by beliefs, not political calculation. In this regard, he paid tribute to former President Zeroual, the first head of state to have taken head on to claim that he wished ardently to move the debate to finding satisfactory solutions into account the strict observance of national unity.
About the project wanted to implement the late President Mohamed Boudiaf, Mohamed Shafik Mesbah agreed that it was fueled by a strong nationalist conviction. This is not so much a project that might have upset, however, his approach. It is true that its position on the Western Sahara conflict differed compared to that defended the military command. But in the absence of irrefutable evidence, it would be hazardous to the thesis of the assassination ordered.
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday named the first government of his fourth term, without having succeeded in integrating the opposition as was desired by the Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal appointed him on 28 April.
Key ministers remain in place
In this new team of 35 members, including seven women and dominated by technocrats, senior ministers retain their positions.
Ramtane Lamamra, a career diplomat who served as ambassador to Washington in particular, remains in Foreign Affairs. As Tayeb Belaïz the Interior, of Justice Tayeb Louh, Youcef Yousfi for Energy and General Ahmed Salah Gaïd, Defense with the rank of Deputy Minister, as Minister being provided by the Head of State.
Among the starters include the Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi, a former opponent and former muse of Algerian feminists became fierce partisan Bouteflika who opened his doors in 2002 the government.
It is replaced by another woman, Nadia Labidi, filmmaker and teacher at the University of Algiers.
The Finance Minister Karim Djoudi did it either not renewed, informed sources of ensuring that he had asked her out for "health reasons". He was replaced by Mohamed Djellab, former Minister Delegate for the Budget.
Among the newcomers include the Minister of National Education, Nuria Benghebrit, another academic who headed a research center in anthropology.
The youngest minister is also a woman, Aisha Tagabou, 35, appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Tourism and Handicraft.
According amended in 2008, in particular, raise the latch of the limit of two presidential terms of Constitution, the government is responsible for "implement" the program of the President of the Republic.
The opposition rejects the offer plan
Elected on April 17 despite heavy health problems, Bouteflika is committed politically to reform the Constitution in order to "strengthen the separation of powers, consolidating the independence of the judiciary and assert the rights of opposition ", whose role is minor in the country.
Moreover, opposition parties declined the offer Sellal be part of the government like the oldest of them, the Socialist Forces Front (FFS) of Hocine Ait-historic leader Ahmed.
According to his leadership, the party refused two ministerial posts preferring to devote himself to "building a national consensus" and "preparation of a national conference" with the government and other parties.
The Workers' Party (PT, Trotskyist) also refused to join the government, according to his spokesman Louisa Hanoune.
Political scientist Rashid Tlemçani described as "non-event" the presentation of revised government where "positions sovereignty and key positions are still held by the presidential clan."
"The government has shown its arrogance towards the opposition and social movements," he has commented.
"There is no political significance except that we continue on the same path," the political scientist abounds Rachid Grim, "we take the same and start again."
Artisan national reconciliation implemented after a decade of civil war, Mr. Bouteflika intends to continue this project because "neither democracy nor development, nor any other national ambition can not move forward without internal stability, without a strong national consensus" has he provided during his swearing.
On the economic front, Bouteflika must strive to diversify an economy that remains dependent on oil and gas: oil accounted for 96% of exports and 40% of GDP in the country.
The next five-year public investment program "is dense (and) for the benefit of all sectors and all regions of the country," four times as big as France, assured Mr. Bouteflika has promised to continue to seek the assistance foreign partners.
With Bouteflika's 4th mandate Algeria maybe closer to the 90's
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