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Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends April 28: state media
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 1, 2019 / 6:58 AM / UPDATED 35 MINUTES AGO
Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends April 28: state media
Lamine Chikhi, Hamid Ould Ahmed
4 MIN READ
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate ends on April 28, state news agency APS said on Monday, bowing to weeks of mass protests and army pressure seeking an end to his 20-year rule.
There was no immediate reaction from leaders of the protest movement that has buffeted the major oil producer since Feb. 22. Many protesters want a new generation of leaders to replace an elderly, secretive ruling elite seen by many as out of touch and unable to jump-start a faltering economy hampered by cronyism.
APS said Bouteflika, who is 82 and in poor health, would take important decisions to ensure “continuity of the state’s institutions” before stepping down. It did not spell out a date for Bouteflika’s departure or give more details immediately.
Under Algeria’s constitution, Abdelkader Bensalah, chairman of the upper house of parliament, would take over as caretaker president for 90 days until elections are held.
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Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends April 28: state media
Lamine Chikhi, Hamid Ould Ahmed
4 MIN READ
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate ends on April 28, state news agency APS said on Monday, bowing to weeks of mass protests and army pressure seeking an end to his 20-year rule.
There was no immediate reaction from leaders of the protest movement that has buffeted the major oil producer since Feb. 22. Many protesters want a new generation of leaders to replace an elderly, secretive ruling elite seen by many as out of touch and unable to jump-start a faltering economy hampered by cronyism.
APS said Bouteflika, who is 82 and in poor health, would take important decisions to ensure “continuity of the state’s institutions” before stepping down. It did not spell out a date for Bouteflika’s departure or give more details immediately.
Under Algeria’s constitution, Abdelkader Bensalah, chairman of the upper house of parliament, would take over as caretaker president for 90 days until elections are held.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-protests-businessmen/algerias-bouteflika-to-resign-before-mandate-ends-april-28-state-media-idUSKCN1RD217