People carry their national flags as they protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to postpone elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A new Algerian group headed by political leaders, opposition figures and activists has called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down at the end of his term on April 28, and urged the army not to interfere in the “people’s choice”.
In a statement, the “National Coordination for Change” also called on the government to resign, after more than three weeks of mass demonstrations against Bouteflika’s 20-year rule.
Reporting by Algiers bureau; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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