The Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti Algérien Pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme - PADS) issued a statement on Thursday 28 August 2025 announcing the death of its long-time cadre, Zoheir Bessa (Bessa Ibnou Zahir), who died in France following a long battle with illness.
Born in 1947, Zoheir Bessa was an economist and a journalist, a founding member of PADS and director of Alger Républicain newspaper.
