Inside WORLD : President Bouteflika in Algeria back soon?
After being admitted, Thursday, Nov. 13, at a clinic in Grenoble , Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika , 77, is about to return to his country.
On its website, " Le Dauphiné Libéré , "which revealed his hospitalization, says he will leave Saturday, November 15 the cardiology and vascular diseases hospital Mutual Group Grenoble. "Important security forces are still positioned around the clinic. The start of the Algerian president is imminent," the newspaper reported.
This information was also announced by France Info . According to French radio, Algerian President is "expected in Algiers in the day." It would come to France to "take stock of health."
"We do not understand the silence"
Hospitalization Algerian leader, whose poor health raises speculation since 2005, however, was not confirmed by the Presidency. An official statement - expected Friday night after the first information on this stay Abdelaziz Bouteflika - has still not been published. National television simply relayed a message from Algerian President to his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the proclamation of the State of Palestine in Algiers.
In the national media, the questions are numerous. "We do not understand the silence of the presidency on this delicate subject," has told France 24 Guemache Hamid, editor of " All about Algeria . " "On the one hand, and the French press that the world speaks of this hospital and the other relatives of the president have denied the reports. According to them, Bouteflika in Algiers."
For Algerian journalist, this silence of the authorities do not however conceal a crisis: "If he was seriously ill, you would know there is no particular panic There is no.. cause for concern. "
Bouteflika had been made in November 2005 at the Val-de-Grace in Paris for a stomach ulcer, according to a health official bulletin. New admissions, still in the French capital, had followed in 2006, 2011 and 2013, when he was the victim of "a small stroke."
According to Leila Beratto, RFI correspondent in Algeria, the mutual Grenoble Hospital Group (DRG), "has been renovated in recent months to build a VIP sixth floor, where we can accommodate discreet personalities that need to be treated. "
"According to local media, we also know that there is a medical center in Grenoble for people with neurological problems that need nerve stimulation. And Abdelaziz Bouteflika had a transient ischemic attack last year and was hospitalized several time since, "she adds.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who holds the record for longevity at the head of the Algerian Republic, is in operation since April 27, 1999. He was re-elected on April 17 with more than 81% of the vote.
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