Algerian war veterans say that protesters demanding President Bouteflika step down have legitimate concerns, urge all citizens to demonstrate
Hundreds of students gather in central Algiers to protest Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to seek a fifth term. March 6, 2019.
"It is the duty of Algerian society in all its segments to take to the streets," the influential National Organisation of Mujahideen – veterans who fought alongside Bouteflika in the 1954-1962 war of independence against France – said late on Tuesday. "We are committed to providing safe conditions that ensure that Algerians fulfil their electoral duties," the privateAfter renewed protests on Tuesday, Algeria was largely quiet on Wednesday apart from one demonstration in the town of Bejaia.
An anonymous call for a general strike has gone largely unheeded but the leadership faces another test – an online call for a "March of 20 Million" this Friday. The 82-year-old Bouteflika, in office since 1999, said on Sunday he would run in the April 18 poll but call early elections to find a successor after holding a national conference to discuss reforms and a new constitution.
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