Algeria's Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal holds a news conference in Algiers January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has resigned to become campaign director for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ageing independence leader who is running for re-election, state news agency APS said on Thursday.
Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi will replace Sellal as interim premier, APS said.
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