The Algerian FLN congress met Sunday December 12 in preparation for the 8th congress at their headquarters in Hydra, according to the Algerian news source <i>Liberte Algerie</i>. The conference will be presided by the provisional director of the party, Abdelaziz Belkhadem. The five leading figures in the party, Salah Goudjil, Amar Saïdani, Abdelkrim Abada, Abdelaziz Belkhadem and Saïd Bouhedja will address the question of elections.
There is a fear, according to the news source that people are trying to get elected to hijack the agenda of the party. According to the party's regulations, one needs seven years of activism to be able to be elected, but these criteria are now up for discussion. It is hoped that the meeting will remove the ambiguities about how is eligible to be elected.
