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Algerians expected to protest against President Bouteflika

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epa07403722 Algerian journalists during a protest for freedom of expression and against the fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, 28 February 2019. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, serving as the president since 1999, has announced on 19 February he will be running for a fifth term in presidential elections scheduled for 18 April 2019. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

Algerians on Friday will take part in what are expected to be the biggest protests in decades.

The demonstrations – dubbed the Million Man March – follow week-long protests in more than 30 cities against incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s reelection bid for a fifth term in office.

Elected president in 1999, Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public since suffering a serious stroke in 2013.

The 81-year-old’s last official trip abroad dates back to January 2012 when he travelled to neighbouring Tunisia to participate in the one-year anniversary of the Arab Spring uprisings that overthrew long-standing ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Aliamong others.

via Al Jazeera

 

Topics Algeria