Mokdad Sifi (born 1940) is an Algeria

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n politician. Sifi was Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Algeria

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 from 11 April 1994 to 31 December 1995. He was a Member of Parliament and once considered running for the Presidency

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. However, Sifi withdrew in April 1999 along with six of the seven other candidates, allowing the only remaining candidate, Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

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, to become president. Siffi was said to have favored a market

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-oriented economy and no amnesty for the Islamic Salvation Front

Islamic Salvation Front

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Source

• "The candidates who pulled out" BBC News, 15 April 1999