A new Algerian team headed by activists, opposition figures and political leaders has on Tuesday called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave its power of the 20-year old presidency on April 28, scheduled for presidential election, and has urged the country’s army not to interfere in politics.
According to Reuters news reports, the national coordination for change, in a statement titled “Platform of Change” has also pushed the president to resign, after three consecutive weeks of mass protests on the streets of the country against Bouteflika’s 20-year presidency.
The group has said, “There is an urgent need to make radical changes in the system in place with new personnel.”
Prominent members who headed the new protest group include lawyer and human rights activist Mustapha Bouchachi, opposition leader Karim Tabou and former treasury minister Ali Benouari, as well as two well-known Islamists, Mourad Dhina and Kamel Guemaz.