Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika proposed a two-term presidential limit and delegating more authority to the prime minister's post as part of constitutional amendments after his re-election, a government source said on Thursday. Bouteflika, 77, offered reforms to strengthen democracy after winning an April ballot to secure his fourth five-year term in office despite suffering a stroke last year that raised questions over his ability to govern. Opponents say politics in the North African OPEC oil producer has been mostly dominated since the end of French colonial rule by the ruling Front de Liberation Nationale party and the army, who resist any deep change. The source said the 47 proposed amendments, which were distributed to political parties on Thursday, also included lifting controls on the media and giving parliament more ability to question government officials.
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