“The military leaders want to unseat Bouteflika”
“the Protests in Algeria are eligible – and president Abdelaziz Bouteflika of algeria should be earmarked for health, says the algerian military’s supreme leader.”
“General Ahmed Gaed Salah has made a formal call for Bouteflika to be removed, reports the state tv channel Ennahar. The channel further reports that, according to the constitution, in that case the president of the upper house of parliament, Abdelkader Bensalah, who takes over the Bouteflikas duties on a temporary basis in 45 days.”
“Hundreds of thousands of protesters have filled the streets in Algeria since the sjuklige the president of the republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika in February announced his intention to run in the presidential election for the fifth time. Bouteflika later withdrew his candidacy, but the shot at the same time, the top choice for an indefinite period of time.”
“Bouteflika took power in a coup with the military reversing the year 1999. Since a stroke in 2013, he has barely made any public appearances, and critics believe that he is more a facade for a broader perspective.”