Algeria's Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal speaks during a news conference after the African Conference on Green Economy in Oran February 22, 2014. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal will resign on Thursday to run the reelection campaign of the country's ageing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, a source close to the presidency said on Wednesday.
Bouteflika, 77, registered his candidacy for the April 17 vote last week and spoke in public for one of the few time he has since suffering a stroke last year that raised opposition questions about his ability to govern.
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