Algerian presidential elections
Protesters call for boycott of upcoming presidential elections in Algeria
The elections will be the first after Abdelaziz Bouteflika who served four consecutive terms as President was forced to abandon his bid for a fifth term by the popular protests in April this year.
Algerians demand removal of all vestiges of Bouteflika regime
Ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for December 12, tens of thousands of people took to the streets against the continuing presence of associates of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in power
Algeria’s army chief orders crackdown against protesters opposing presidential elections in December
Interim Algerian president Abdelkader Bensalah has announced the next round of presidential elections, scheduled for December 12. Any such plan is being strongly rejected by the protesters, till the old members of the previous Bouteflika regime are completely removed from positions of power in the country.
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