ALGIERS, Algeria: Angry Algerians have protested into the night despite President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s offer of a new constitution and a truncated next term.
Crowds of mainly young protesters faced off with riot police in Algiers late Sunday and early Monday after Bouteflika’s campaign manager formalized the longtime leader’s candidacy for a fifth term in the April 18 election. Demonstrations were also held in other cities.
Bouteflika has barely been seen in public since a 2013 stroke and is facing protests over his leadership. He said Sunday in a statement that if he’s re-elected, he would hold a referendum on a new constitution and call an early election in which he wouldn’t run.
Protesters don’t want him to run at all, and described his offer as a ploy to remain in power.
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Algeria president’s offer to protesters fails to quell anger
Algeria president’s offer to protesters fails to quell anger
- Crowds of protesters faced off with riot police
- Bouteflika has barely been seen in public since a 2013 stroke
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital in Spain
- Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday
- The king’s personal physician will remain in Tenerife
OSLO: Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
The king’s personal physician will remain in Tenerife for a few days to monitor developments, it added.
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