Police officers detain a protester in Algiers, Saturday, March 1, 2014
during a demonstration against President Bouteflika's fourth candidacy
in the presidential election. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika,
76, has not appeared in public for two years and is visibly weaker since
suffering a stroke last year. Even so, he is expected to win the April
17 presidential election with the backing of the powerful state
apparatus.
ALGIERS, ALGERIA (AP) — Police used clubs to break up
a small demonstration Saturday by Algerians opposed to President
Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to run for a fourth term in elections
next month.
Around a hundred people waving signs reading "No to
a fourth term" and "No to the humiliation of Algeria" were prevented
from gathering in front of a university in the capital by police, one of
the organizers, Hakim Raissi, told The Associated Press.
Bouteflika, 76, has not appeared in public for two years and is
visibly weaker since suffering a stroke last year. Even so, he is
expected to win the election with the backing of the powerful state
apparatus.
Several opposition parties have already called for a boycott of the election, saying its results would be a foregone conclusion.
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