Algerian president-elect says to look at new constitution

Algeria’s president-elect Abdelmadjid Tebboune said in his first public comments on Friday that he would start “consultations” on drawing up a new constitution that would be put to Algerians in a referendum.

He offered a “serious dialogue” to the opposition mass protest movement, said he would institute reforms to reduce spending on imports and promised to “open a new page” for Algeria.