Algiers - SPA
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday appointed a technocratic new prime minister as part of a post-election cabinet reshuffle, dpa quoted the presidency as saying.
Bouteflika named Abdelmalek Sellal, a long-serving minister, to replace Ahmed Ouyahia, who had held the position since 2008.
The presidency said in a statement that Ouyahia had tendered his resignation and that of his government.
Sellal\'s first task will be to assist Bouteflika in choosing a new government.