The new date was set a day after Bensalah assumed office for a 90-day period, as stipulated by the constitution
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Under the constitution, parliament should nominate the speaker of the upper house, Abdelkader Bensalah
He is to serve for up to 90 days, during which a presidential election must be organised.
Activists took to social media calling for “joyful demonstrations” to “peacefully bring down a dictatorial regime”
I have taken this step because I am keen to put an end to the current bickering – Bouteflika
On Monday, the veteran ruler announced he would leave before his term expires at the end of the month.
Bouteflika will ensure “continuity of the state’s institutions” before he quits
the Algerian authorities also banned all private aircraft from taking off and landing until the end of the month.
Bouteflika has come under mounting pressure to quit power since his decision to seek a fifth term
We’re fed up with those in power,” the demonstrators chanted. “We want a new government