Algeria’s governing coalition has elected a new parliamentary speaker to replace Said Bouhadja whom it accused of mismanagement. The new speaker, Mouad Bouchared, is aged 47 – a relatively youthful parliamentarian and now speaker for a country where many senior officials are in their 70s and above.
Algerian lawmakers elect new speaker [The Morning Call]
But the former speaker, 80 year old Said Bouhadja, has rejected his removal saying he remains the legal and legitimate president of the assembly.