Algerian Parliament and Council of Nation membrs vote "yes"

Algerian Parliament and Council of Nation membrs vote "yes" for controversial constitutional amendments during a special session meeting, on Novemeber 12, 2008. Algeria's parliament approved controversial constitutional amendments which will allow veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to serve a third term. A combined total of 500 members of the upper and lower houses of parliament approved the amendments to the former French colony's constitution while only 21 voted against. There were eight abstentions.
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