President Bouteflika is being treated at a private hospital , state - run news reports . President Abdelaziz Bouteflika 's condition was characterized as `` not serious , '' Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal told the Algerian Press Service . Bouteflika 's condition is not serious , the prime minister says . Bouteflika , 76 , was first elected president in March .
President Bouteflika is being treated at a private hospital , state - run news reports . Bouteflika 's condition is not serious , the prime minister says . Bouteflika , 76 , was first elected president in March .