Algerians approve new constitution after referendum | Algeria

Move seen as the government’s manoeuvre to neutralise the Hirak movement, which had called for boycott of the plebiscite. Algerians have approved constitutional reforms in a referendum, though with a record low turnout, the country’s constitutional council has announced. The referendum held on November 1 was widely seen as the government’s manoeuvre to neutralise the Hirak protest movement,