Algeria's interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has appointed a new head of the Constitutional Council. The Council will oversee future presidential elections after former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down under popular pressure earlier this month.
The former head, Tayeb Belaiz, quit under pressure from protesters. Late Tuesday Bensalah chose Kamel Feniche, a magistrate who has been a member of the council since 2016, to replace Belaiz,
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