Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned to Algeria after 2 weeks in a Swiss hospital amid massive demonstrations demanding he withdraw his candidacy for a fifth term.
Students shout slogans during a demonstration in Algiers on March 10, 2019 against ailing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.ALGIERS, Algeria — President Abdelaziz Bouteflika returned to Algeria on Sunday after two weeks in a Swiss hospital amid massive demonstrations demanding he withdraw his candidacy for a fifth term.
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika during a swearing-in ceremony for a fourth term in Algiers April 28, 2014.A coterie of people have grown rich under Bouteflika and are thought to exert pressure on the presidency. The official APS news agency confirmed that the president had returned home"after a private visit to Geneva ... during which he underwent periodic medical tests."
As if to lay the groundwork for change, the top Algerian party backing the beleaguered chief of state broke its silence Sunday over massive demonstrations demanding the end of the regime, saying it's ready to work with all parties to end the crisis. The protests trickled down to middle-schoolers and high-schoolers, with several hundred marching in the center of Algiers, also calling for Bouteflika to withdraw his bid for a fifth mandate.
Peaceful nationwide protests began Feb. 22 to protest Bouteflika's plan to run for a fifth term in April 18 elections. The protest movement also wants a change in the much-decried system that has kept him there and has a stranglehold on the power structure.
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