Algerians expected to protest against President Bouteflika

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

 

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