Algeria's National Liberation Front (FLN) leader Abdelaziz Belkhadem gives a speech during a parliamentary election campaign rally in Algiers May 6, 2012. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sacked a close aide on Tuesday and barred him from taking a job in any state institutions, in a move local media said pointed to infighting in the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN).
Under the unexpected move, the ailing Bouteflika, 77, also banned Abdelaziz Belkhadem, his special adviser, from activities within the FLN, the state news agency reported, citing a presidential statement.
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