Algeria's President Tebboune Makes Partial Cabinet Reshuffle
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Algeria's president is Abdelmadjid Tebboune. He has made a change in his government. This is called a reshuffle.
The change is a partial reshuffle. This means only some ministers changed, not all of them.
This happened about two months after legislative elections in Algeria. These are elections for parliament.
News reports say there are surprises in the new government. This means some changes were not expected.
The president leads the country. He is called the head of state.
A cabinet is the group of top ministers who help the president run the country.
People in Algeria are talking about the new government. They want to know who the new ministers are.
Vocabulary6 words
- reshuffle
- a change in the people who have jobs in a government
- partial
- not full; only some part of something
- legislative elections
- elections to choose people for parliament
- surprises
- things that happen that you do not expect
- head of state
- the top leader of a country
- cabinet
- the group of important ministers in a government
Quiz
Answer key
1. Abdelmadjid Tebboune 2. A partial reshuffle 3. True
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Algeria's president is Abdelmadjid Tebboune. He has made a change in his _____. This is called a _____.
The change is a _____ reshuffle. This means only some ministers changed, not all of them.
This happened about two months after _____ in Algeria. These are elections for parliament.
News reports say there are _____ in the new government. This means some changes were not expected.
The president leads the country. He is called the _____.
A _____ is the group of top ministers who help the president run the country.