Many sources believe that behind this issue lay the President’s determination to get his favoured younger brother Saïd Bouteflika anointed as his successor...
Many Algerians are as wary of Saïd Bouteflika’s reputation as a man of business and backroom politicking as they are of the emergence of political dynasties...
Yet they do not want to see his family establishing a long-term hold on the presidency: attempts to get Saïd Bouteflika a formal seat at the top table will continue to be resisted...
His initial aim was to give the job to his much younger brother Saïd Bouteflika who is a presidential favourite but a controversial figure because of his business interests...