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By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA's future will begin to take shape on Monday when its executive committee meets to choose a date for the presidential election and discuss proposed reforms to soccer's discredited governing body. FIFA has been in limbo since June 2, when president Sepp Blatter, having been re-elected for a fifth term only four days earlier, announced that he would lay down his mandate at an extraordinary FIFA Congress which will take place between December and February. Blatter has repeatedly said that he will not stand again and, unless he backtracks as he did following a similar promise in 2011, FIFA will have its first new president since 1998. Source: Reuters

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By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, newly re-elected despite suffering a stroke last year, has proposed a raft of reforms including setting a two-term presidential limit and delegating more authority to the prime minister, a government source said on Thursday. Bouteflika, 77, won last month's election to secure his fourth five-year term, despite his opponents' arguments that his fragile health undermined his ability to govern. Analysts said the proposed reforms may be aimed at easing worries over a potential transition should Bouteflika become unable to finish his new term. The government source said the 47 proposed amendments included lifting controls on the media and giving parliament more ability to question government officials. Source: Reuters