”People do not want Bouteflika”, shouted the demonstrators, who are opposed to president Abdelaziz Bouteflika of algeria shall be given the opportunity to sit for a fifth term of office.
on Friday gathered several thousands of people in demonstrations in several parts of the country. During Saturday arrested 41 demonstrators by the algerian police, but the protests have continued, albeit with less crowds.
has governed Algeria since 1999 and in 2001 introduced a protestförbud in the whole country. He has barely appeared in public after a stroke five years ago, and opponents see it as his counselor, in fact, controls the Algeria behind the scenes.
