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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has named a new prime minister following the ruling coalition's victory in parliamentary elections earlier this month in the oil-rich North African country.
A statement from the Algerian presidency Wednesday says Bouteflika appointed 74-year-old former Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
The president's party, the National Liberation Front, and its coalition won a majority in the May 4 elections.
Tebboune's appointment comes 24 hours after the election of National Assembly President Said Bouhadja, who is a member of the president's party.
The elections were overshadowed by public concerns over a political system viewed as tainted by corruption, a sluggish economy and speculation over the health of the 80-year-old Bouteflika following a 2013 stroke.
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