Algerians Demand More Concessions In 9th Week Of Mass Protests

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 19, 2019 | 06:01 PM

Protesters in central Algiers on Friday staged their ninth weekly mass rally, galvanised by the departure of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika but vowing to keep up their demands for sweeping reforms

Algiers, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Apr, 2019 ) :Protesters in central Algiers on Friday staged their ninth weekly mass rally, galvanised by the departure of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika but vowing to keep up their demands for sweeping reforms.

Algerians first hit the streets in huge numbers on February 22 after the octogenarian leader's announcement that he would stand for a fifth term in presidential elections that had been scheduled for Thursday.

But his departure early this month spurred demonstrators to seekfurther changes, notably the resignation of three senior Bouteflika allies.