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Rabat – Algerian protesters are expressing their anger over Bouteflika’s decision to run for the fifth mandate through several means.
A video online shows a group of Algerians carrying a fake coffin with a picture of Bouteflika and a Moroccan flag covering the coffin.
À Bejaia le “cercueil” de Bouteflika est enveloppé d’un drapeau marocain. Bcp de monde. #NON_AU_5EME_MANDAT #Algerie pic.twitter.com/6LwYhJuYzd
— Sabri B (@sabribac) 1 mars 2019
Algerians also chanted several slogans to condemn Bouteflika’s decision to re-elect himself for the fifth mandate.
The list of the popular slogans chanted during protests include: “no fifth mandate for the Moroccan Bouteflika.”
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The 82 year old president was born in 1937 in Morocco’s eastern city Oujda.
In power since 1999, Algerian activists are against his determination to run for a fifth mandate for questioning his ability to lead.
Activists also created the Let_Him_Rest or “Khalouh Yertah” hashtag, implying that some Algerian elites in power pushed the president to run for the fifth term.
After he suffered from a stroke in 2013, Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public.
Algeria will hold its presidential elections on April 18.
