VOL. XLVI

No 8

24-February-2003

ALGERIA

Tensions Grow Within Algerian Leadership As 2004 Presidential Election Looms

Rising political and social turmoil in Algeria has raised tensions between key individual members of the government, with recriminations over the countrys recent spate of problems and jockeying for position ahead of next years presidential elections adding to the discord, MEES soundings indicate. The first indication of trouble within cabinet circles this year emerged in early...