France, April 4 -- The package of constitutional amendments, approved unanimously on Tuesday evening, hands the government key roles in organising elections and changes the criteria for who can run either locally or nationally. 

After it passed, Interior Minister Said Sayoud welcomed what he said was parliament's commitment to continuing reforms initiated by the president.

The project is aimed at "embedding democratic principles" and laying the foundations for "an electoral process based on transparency, integrity, neutrality and respect for citizens' freedom of choice", he said. 

Algerians back constitutional reform but with record low turnout Constitution rewritten

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