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2019-09-14 Africa North
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Algerians take to the streets to oppose presidential poll
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Algerians returned to the streets Friday, protesting proposed presidential elections after parliament passed bills that could pave the way for the announcement of a vote to take place in December.
Demonstrations that started in February led to the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika
 ...10th president-for-life of Algeria. He was elected in 1999 and served on his third or four terms. When he announced for the fifth, or maybe it was the sixth, visibly doddering, a grateful nation rose up in its wrath and threw him out...
in April, after 20 years at the helm.
But the movement has continued, with protestors taking to the streets for a 30th consecutive week Friday.
Demonstrators are demanding key regime figures step down and an overhaul of political institutions before any polls, arguing any election under the current framework will only reinforce the status quo.
"Those close to Bouteflika are still in power and an election in these conditions is simply a masquerade," said engineer Lyes Mesbah, 48.
The army, which has de facto taken the reins of the country, has been calling for speedy elections to replace Bouteflika, with army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah repeatedly insisting that polls be held before year-end.
Despite a deluge the day before that flooded many neighborhoods of the capital Algiers, protestors came out in force to oppose an election.
Last week, Gaid Salah called for an electoral college to be summoned on September 15, so as to conduct an election within 90 days, in mid-December.
This week, parliament passed two bills that would facilitate the announcement of a vote.
Justice Minister Belkacem Zeghmati presented the bills on Wednesday, with both legislative chambers passing them within two days.
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