I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.

I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death.

Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me.

Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.

I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech.

It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.