Local media say Algeria's president is preparing to step down after facing months of protests
El Bilad
Seeking to defuse the demonstrations, Bouteflika said on March 11 he was dropping plans for a fifth term. But he stopped short of stepping down immediately, to wait for a national conference on political change. Late on Sunday, hundreds took to the streets in the capital, Algiers, to demand Bouteflika go, according to residents and pictures posted on social media.Political sources said that might be a signal that Bouteflika could resign, as a caretaker president cannot name Cabinets.said, listing 27 ministers.
Salah kept his position as deputy defence minister in the reshuffle, according to state media. Bouteflika kept his title as defence minister. Abderazak Makri, head of an Islamist party, said he was against anything that threatened the stability and unity of the country or undermined the military.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Algeria army chief of staff calls for constitutional removal of BouteflikaIn a shocking move, the Algerian Army's Chief of Staff Gaid Salah called for Bouteflika's constitutional removal on the basis of his being unfit for service, followed by Parliament Chairman Abdelkader Bensalah's appointment as acting Head of State
Read more »
Algeria awaits constitutional signal on Bouteflika's fateThe army chief said that the key to removing Bouteflika 'is in article 102' of the constitution. The president will either have to resign or be declared unfit to govern by a vote of parliament due to a 'serious and durable illness'.
Read more »
Algeria's embattled president Bouteflika appoints caretaker governmentSeeking to defuse the demonstrations, Bouteflika had said on March 11 he was dropping plans for a fifth term. But he stopped short of stepping down immediately.
Read more »
Million protesters march against Algeria's BouteflikaAbout one million people took to the streets of Algiers on Friday to demand the ...
Read more »
Algeria's Bouteflika preparing to announce his resignation: Ennahar TVAlgerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is preparing to announce his resignation...
Read more »
Algeria awaits constitutional signal on Bouteflika's fateAlgerians waited on Wednesday for a decision by the constitutional council on wh...
Read more »
Virginia man pleads guilty to hate crimes tied to Charlottesville riot: local mediaSelf-described neo-Nazi James Fields, who was convicted of killing Heather Heyer by ramming his car into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in Virginia in 2017, pleaded guilty in his federal hate crimes case, local media reported. Fields, 21, who previously pleaded not guilty to the federal
Read more »
Protesters gather in Algiers as Bouteflika clings to powerThousands of protesters gathered in central Algiers on Friday, piling pressure o...
Read more »
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on Bouteflika to quitThousands of people rallied in Algiers on Tuesday calling on President Abdelaziz...
Read more »
Algeria's new cabinet will be caretaker government: Ennahar TVAlgeria's new cabinet will be a caretaker government with Noureddine Bedoui...
Read more »