Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika confirms he will stay in power beyond his term expiring next month
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika looks on during a meeting with army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaid Salah in Algiers, Algeria, in this handout still image taken from a TV footage released on March 11, 2019.
The ailing 82-year-old also scrapped the election set for April 18 and announced he was rolling out reforms through a "national conference". "This is the ultimate goal that I have committed to making a reality before the end of my presidential journey, at your side and at your service," added Bouteflika, who has ruled Algeria for 20 years.
Protests initially erupted last month after Bouteflika announced his intention to stand for another term, bringing tens of thousands to the streets in the capital Algiers and across the country.Despite the president's reform pledges, Algerians have continued marching in huge numbers, many clutching humorous banners and waving their country's flags amid a festival atmosphere.
The president's comments followed Algeria's army chief promising the military would remain "the bastion of the people and the nation."
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