President Bouteflika lands in Algeria after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital while protesters mass at home in the biggest threat to his 20-year rule
Protesters attend a rally in support of the ongoing protests in Algeria against the president's bid for a fifth term in power, at Place de la Republique in Paris, on March 10, 2019. said, after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital while protesters have massed at home in the biggest threat to his 20-year rule.
In the clearest indication yet that the generals sympathise with them, the chief of staff said the military and the people had a united vision of the future, state TV reported. The ruling FLN party urged all sides to work together to end the political crisis,said. It wants national reconciliation and to preserve security and stability, the station said.
A general strike has hit the country's Mediterranean oil ports of Skikda and Bejaia but exports were not affected, according to port staff.
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