The announcement could set in motion President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ouster, potentially quelling the country’s biggest political crisis in decades.
By Sudarsan Raghavan Sudarsan Raghavan Cairo bureau chief covering North Africa and Yemen Email Bio Follow March 26 at 5:05 PM CAIRO — Algeria’s influential army chief on Tuesday urged that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika be declared unfit for office, a move that could pave the way for the ailing leader’s ouster amid weeks of mass protests against his lengthy rule.
If the measure to declare him unfit is approved by a two-thirds majority in Parliament, Bouteflika would be forced to step down. Then, the president of the Senate would take the reins of government until elections are held. Today, though, many Algerians have grown discontented by the rule of Bouteflika and his clique of relatives and war veterans who fought for Algeria’s independence against French rule and who still dominate the country. They have been accused of stealing the wealth of Algeria, a major gas and oil producer, while caring little about the country’s masses, especially its youths, who face high levels of unemployment and few opportunities.
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