Belkhadem made the announcement in the annual meeting of the party's Central Committee that Bouteflika and his party will rule the country until 2030 at a minimum.

"Bouteflika is our leader and he will be our candidate for the coming election. We are saying it clearly; anyone who wants to run for the presidency, the election results are known in advance and there is no need to waste your resources," he said.

Belkhadem's statement came a few days after the president of the National Rally for Democracy Party, Sayed Ahmed Al Ayashi, announced that he will run for the presidency in 2014, if President Bouteflika decides not to run.