ThepoliticsoftheFIBAcentralboardareverydifferent fromthe politics of theUnited NationsSecurityCouncil, whichiswhyRussiawasexcluded fromtheworldchampionship as wellasSouth Korea.
The army has controlled things since independence from France in 1962, and it remains thecentral institution in Algerian politics, infinitely more powerful than parliament or any of the parties.