Blog #Algeria

Protests have continued in Algeria amidst successes as another pillar stepped down, in person of Mouad Bouchareb, the Algerian parliamentary president on demands of overhauling the political system and the departure of Bouteflika-era officials, including interim President Abdelkader Ben salah, who is also a pillar of the ruling elite.

Many Algerians, mostly the youths below 30 years, who make up 70% of all Algerian, have taken to the streets on demonstrations against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika fifth term bid in office. Most know their him only from still pictures on the evening television news. He has been seen only a handful of times in public since suffering a stroke in 2013 and has not given a public speech in years.

Many Algerians have for years avoided politics in public, fearing trouble from the ubiquitous security services, or having simply stopped caring as the country has been run by the same group of men since the 1954-1962 independence war with France. Until recently Algerians have started discussing politics and even call for the President to leave power