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I for me ok enjoying the stream people across algeria will soon vote on proposed amendments to that constitution the government says changes will bring a new republic critics say it is a thinly disguised power grab today well look at what lies ahead for the country now if you are watching on the cheap send us your comments and questions through the live chat be part of todays conversation on twitter you can twitter us at 8 a street. As algeria as president abdul majid tabooed receives treatment in germany for an undisclosed illness the government is trying to remain focused on winning support for the constitutional changes in the referendum on sunday to britains administrations says the draft gives the office of the Prime Minister and parliament more power it also addresses demands of the herat protest movement that april 2019 forced them president absolute beautifully to step down but opposition parties disagree heres what both sides happened say. Re chose the 1st of november for the referendum on this constitution which is considered another occasion for the people to come together with all their sex and orientations and to draw a new milestone to build our future a democratic and modern state based on a power sharing scheme where we. Now shut down the shabby mccance it is not the people there is no will of the people in this constitution there are lobbies that have means that are protected they have money the media and many relations it is them that this constitution benefits and i like. The more we are joined from glasgow scotland by say dean believes he is an independent analyst and scholar but he robot is an algerian at least in political analyst he is in new york city and yes we have a loose is an Algerian Research a journalist an allergist he specializes in the grab she joins us from london this yes many new start for us this idea that the amendment to the constitution is giving protesters in algeria what they want it they have been protesting for 18 now what are you hearing what are you seeing. So if it looking at. The pictures right back up that that regime has the touch of these constitution amendments its something that merits several occasions and its history but what that issue is that a lot of hopes of paris by the constitutional process for done you know in 3 months and you can bet that example to new zealand and its own case for constitutional amendments it except for yes so these are done you know quite swiftly to see air and space to every president ial and shes the heroics to months if the main issue really is disparities between which is sad and whats worse than paper and the lack of internet taishan which is whats been marions a number of times in our journeys history so you know theres a step you know talk of the separation of powers thats you know set in issues in consenting to books the president the head of the government the parliament that huge issue in the fight against corruption which is so great but the issues really are the climate in which these these minutes taking place so for example if you look at the referendum campaigning which began early at this month and there hasnt been you know much scope for kinds to take up public spaces or media spots to talk about what the reason why dont the fights you know there is those who are very much for the process have been able to you know say no speech to the public and if you look at this made by the Minnesota Youth unspoiled last week and which is children cheering to unhappy with the price is a big change countries then the kind of doesnt if you look at the process and the talk of a new note youre in your public and built in the foundations of the Mountain State holds that the surface of this event and it doesnt really important there are those aspects of the constitution basically ensuring yes when i am looking at this headline here from middle east i algeria meant. Tells people to leave if they disagree with the constitutional amendments saying what do you make of the claim by the Current Administration in algeria this is going to be a new public come sunday the constitutional amendment this is going to be a new republic. I mean it has been a recurrent rhetorical by the president and his Administration Since his inauguration in 2900 some but in december 2000 my. Hes basically listening to the people he is. Implementing the demands of the people on the the hierarchy of the potus movement but for me personally when they look at the the constitutional amendments on this whole process i think theyve got 3 marks basically on the process and on the continent basically 1st of all the that this appointment process because in the midst of that band then maybe there was no serious dialogue there were a lot of progressive policies. There were only a facade the constitution of the Civil Society actress what i call social actors as well so for me when you imprison journalists in the in prison pollak that activists in your for but then everybody from sharing their views with their own social media on the national t. V. There is really no will no will no no real profitable for consultations. For the system after being in the Constitutional Order to timothy its now trying and moving towards to acquire the new Legal Framework for the new civilian facade represented by the board this process is just meant to legitimize the Current Situation for create a stable only to more forward with this not just that on local elections when it goes to the continent its not very different from the 2016 constitution perhaps only with the exception of send in troops abroad limits in terms for m. P. Is transforming the Constitutional Council to a Constitutional Court bernhardts also some prerogatives or of the head of government only if appointed by the parliament for me i could only say that this is not the constitution for the next decade as promised by the president and his administration why not me i think ill do is problem was never really the cost of do. In itself it was the implementation of the constitution. Put but not implemented there is no real Democratic Change under. The constitution or good constitution that they were implemented. During the country and no rules them nor a galatians basically that are implemented so for me no i dont see the point of all this. Work rorik celebration of the constitution for him i want to play you protesters who are protesting on a law famous day historic day for algeria and that was on top of the faith which is the anniversary of the pagan 1988 democracy protest there is a whole history of protesting in algeria this is what they were saying on that day thinking ahead to the idea of tweaking amending the constitution lets have a listen. If you dont recognize this system in power and this constitution if passed will plunge us into the abyss just as the processes of those in power plunged us into the abyss we do not recognize them. I swear that whatever they do we will not stop until we achieve independence and i swear that we will continue to fight until this regime falls and this country achieved independence how do you have a. Dramatic day family instead but does that represent how the country is feeling right now ahead of the referendum. Absolutely i think any any assessment of the of the proposed constitution has to be sort of judged against the backdrop of the popular demands and aspirations as you know as you said for 18 months millions of people have been on the streets week in and week out. In you know various demands but the 4 central demand that theyve been making is an immediate and to to military rule and the establishment of civilian democratic. Rule the 2nd the 2nd demand. Is the Socio Economic justice expressed through such slogans as you have devoured the country you kleptocrats. You know basically. Challenge in the the only god kick takeover and control of the algerian economy and demand in a more equitable. Distribution of wealth and the people want independence as the clip you just youve just shown people feel fear and their colonial rule. So these are the these are the main grievances and the main demands of the main aspirations of the algerian people and you know slogans such as this is our country and our will shall reign supreme is a deeply democratic. Demand that is not going to be to be sort of allied by political. Theater so if we look. If taken all together these slogans and these demands are in fact one could write the constitution from these demands you know what hope doesnt that the whole point of the protests in the fast for us because. The debt that iraq this month was we want a hollow new political infrastructure. You know what i meant it was a whole new political infrastructure so you say that other protests against that that they were shifting like in the constitution absolutely absolutely and if you look closely at it on the other hand the proposed constitution. Thats on the table by the military or league arche represented by mr to boone not only is diametrically opposed to the people the demands both inform and in content inform. Your guest just said that it has been no people have been excluded from the process from any form of their participation and then in terms of content it in fact not only ignores the demands and the aspirations of people but in fact and their minds that. The 4 key. The 4 key areas. That the new constitution intervenes in that is and a 3rd of the concentration of powers in the hands of the in the hands of the executive that is a consecration of the principle of of the. Impunity for state for state officials and to most. Dangerous if you like but also most most the most contested aspects are the constitutional lazy of the military as a rule. In political life and the placing of the algerian military and the service of new york colonial powers that. You know that are involved in new scramble africa asked me that same so what im hearing is that what this referendum is doing is the complete opposite of what the president says it is designed to do so there is a big push back here also on you tube a lot of conversations im. Going to throw some of the thoughts to you from my you tube audience yes many of you start 1st i want a brief answer coming back on that to share all of the comments with all of the class 0 he says i highly doubt the new constitution will bring any meaningful progress and development yasmeen that briefly respond to. So the issue that i look like was an average insert is that there are causes you should have seen it is has many principles which is great you know the ensuring the peoples rights and you know space to enshrine democracy of argyria however the main issue is it is innocent imitation. There can be a lot of to get around what and so does referendum what kind of algeria will develop you know very sunny days but the reality the reality really is that analysts look at the constitution it is not implemented and reconsider algeria cannot change let me put this to use a band thank you very much for your comment on the met ben says the same system is ruining the country and many people have changed its a big mess in the country where men put other men in jail in order to role say brief response to my back. For looking at whats happened in ontario in the over the past 2 years almost 2 years since the beginning of the part of the movement. Certain circles within the system use the heroic to d the Protestant Movement to throw other socal in jail and this was expected this has been the peace in all of julio during every single record of all in 1908 in 19 in human i can 65 even in 1079 up to. So for me what happened is the end of its a bowl outcome of one thing the end they built up the Protestant Movement to organize itself into a prison to wriggle of grocery of the system and i could finish with one thought is the algerians like myself or all the prophets through as we expected the system to look at to listen to us we expect to actually implement our demands except that the system is in its historical role to rule and to protect its interests the only party or the on the side who could actually implemented what we demanded is us fortunately without being enable and im sorry for my frankness we have been unable to organize ourselves and to represent them on to write one more brain im going to put this to you this is from civic serape says theres so much cynicism in each of right now also. There is no real change the will of the people is still not present just the ruling elite wears a new saad ibrahim bracelet. I think i think again once again the similac or simulacra political simulacra and theater of the military all the guy he has been engaged in for the last few decades is not what it can anymore with this generation of algerians the central question remains one of the little legitimacy. And you know unless unless this this is dealt with appropriately and genuinely the the the movement is not that is not going away so the to continue the current the. Sort of the establishment lacking any political legitimacy popular legitimacy has sought to compensate for it by seeking international legitimacy. And that has cost it in the past to denationalize. The countrys resources it has cost it to denationalize the economy and now they are about to denationalize the algerian military itself so and so today algeria instead of playing its you know or sort of fit in its potential in its mission of be in an important actor in africa to bring together solid continental solidarity and integrity it is about to become a stick in the hands of colonial power us with which to oppress and dispossess other africans and this is an acceptable from the perspective of the russian majority of. First of all and. Even more of what is even more humiliating is that the trouble is the symbolism in the choice of the 1st of november which is the 66. 00 and the versity of the algerian. Start of the algerian war for liberation that is that is almost they are trying to and theyre mine the foundational myth of the algerian nation and on the on that day to turn it into a new colony not a new would have probably sick yes it comes. So close to me that even what seems the simplest question to ask you has a complex answer each of us thank you so. Much i want to bring us maybe away from the constitution just a little bit to what is happening in algeria to everyday people in the last 18 months or so look at this headline here from Human Rights Watch algeria post election repression perhaps one symbol of that repression is what has happened to a journalist who had been covering the protests and he was jailed his name is tallit me and he was handed a jail sentence we have a little comment here from his lawyer who puts the jail sentence in the context of the upcoming referendum and puts those 2 issues together lets have a listen. This is a shocking decision that was not expected this establishes a state that doesnt respect the law doesnt respect the press and doesnt respect basic freedoms how can they promote a new constitution while trampling on the freedoms guaranteed in the same constitution. Yasmin to your journalist. How does this story resonate with you and i what it means to be now geria right now to to live through this moment. Its its incredibly ansatz think beach is obviously a look at the nature of the country and the potential it has and its really strange disappointing to see how so many algerian so choosing to actually leave the country or to seek better prospects and serve because they know that their future in the country is no limits there is and must stay plugged she choose for that moment was it an education and good that again as is said you know the leaders say here who are supposed to be for to keep told us those to be using the people and states actually delane descents and those who are posting you know the type of direction they would like a jerk to go and serve their craft in the big scene of the to well and has been one of the worst in ultras recent history and you know that does lead questions exactly what direction the country is going in in the back of the question economy and civil strife threatening sick night so the situation at moment is extremely tense and it doesnt an ada situation thats instead of honoring that against the people or in honoring the demands of the constitution for example an article 7 eighths which huge banks assortments of the people instead silencing forces of the population and the and see no child there in the setting and their own interests in their own and longevity. Ben soft on the chief says transparency and free press is needed in algeria so many good comments and questions coming from each of us i really appreciate this im going to hes one more from each a brilliant says what does