By Staff Reporter Algeria’s Senator Fateh Boutbig has been elected president of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), securing a strong majority in a vote held in Midrand, South Africa, on Thursday. Boutbig won 119 of 134 votes cast, with 15 ballots spoiled, during an extraordinary session of the continental legislative body. His election follows his nomination by the North African caucus, where he defeated rivals by 19 votes to four in an internal …
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