10/04/2018
Rare Appearance Fuels Speculation Algeria's Bouteflika Will Run Again
A rare public appearance by veteran Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is fueling#160;speculation he will run for a fifth term next year, a move that#160;would mean at least short-term stability for a key U.S. ally and#160;one of Europe's main gas suppliers. Bouteflika has largely disappeared from public view since a#160;stroke in 2013, so his appearance on Monday to open a restored#160;mosque and two metro stations is seen as a sign the country's#160;ruling elite want him to stay on to avoid an unclear succession. In power since 1999, the visibly frail, wheelchair-bound#160;81-year-old saluted a crowd outside the Ketchaoua Mosque in Algiers waving national flags and holding...
