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· Algerian is now in an election mode. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, yesterday (Thursday) dissolved the parliament to facilitate an early legislative election
· Earlier to the dissolution, President had a series of meetings with and heads of parties, including Belaid, and Abdelkader Bengrina, head of the National Building Movement and former minister and candidate in the last presidential elections, whom Tebboune had trounced in the last election
· Algeria’s political crisis, which began when President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s cronies announced on February 10, 2019 that he would run for a fifth term in office
Algerian is now on an election mode. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, yesterday (Thursday) dissolved the parliament to facilitate an early legislative election. This announcement has come on the day Algeria was commemorating National Martyr Day. Earlier to the dissolution, the President had a series of meetings with and heads of parties, including Belaid, and Abdelkader Bengrina, head of the National Building Movement and former minister and candidate in the last presidential elections, whom Tebboune had trounced in the last election.
People’s National Assembly may be dissolved in the coming days. Admittedly, pressure has been built on the government to resign in recent weeks when several thousand Algerians rallied in the northern town -Kherrata.- recently against the military and current President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
The unprecedented protests by a large number of citizens demanded a sweeping overhaul of the ruling system and not cosmetic changes. Algeria got independence from France in 1962. Protests were very common in the North African country since then. The government suspended rallies in March last year as the coronavirus pandemic reached the North African country.
Algeria’s political crisis, which began when President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s cronies announced on February 10, 2019 that he would run for a fifth term in office. Millions of Algerians still march throughout the country every Friday to demand the dismantlement of the regime and the establishment of a genuine civilian democratic system. They are demanding genuine change, rather than use subterfuges to maintain the present system.
