Statement of Algeria at the General Assembly Debate, September 22, 2016

This February, under the leadership of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria adopted an important revision to the Constitution which contained considerable democratic achievements. The key ideas focus on the establishment of the rule of law, the enhancement of individual liberties, the institutional role of the opposition, freeing the national economy, the advancement of women, and the establishment of Tamazight as an official, national language.