ALGIERS, Dec 13 — Thousands of demonstrators were expected to take to the streets of Algeria today to denounce a presidential election they reject as a charade to keep the ruling elite in power. Authorities said 40 per cent of voters took part in yesterday’s election, which state media cast as...
Riot police are deployed during a protest to reject the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria December 12, 2019. — Reuters pic
But protesters say the contest between five officially sanctioned candidates to replace ousted leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was still an illegitimate sham. But weekly protests that toppled Bouteflika have not stopped, with demonstrators demanding the entire ruling elite cede power to a new generation, despite no obvious leader emerging to represent them. The protesters refer to themselves simply as “Hirak”, or “the movement”.
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