Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has submitted his resignation after a two-decade rule, according to the state news agency APS.


The ailing 82-year-old president has been facing mounting pressure to step down following weeks of mass protests and has rarely been seen in public since a stroke in 2013.
The resignation followed a demand by Algeria's army chief of staff for an immediate constitutional procedure to remove Bouteflika from office.

Hundreds and thousands of Algerians have been flooding the streets since February 22 to demonstrate against Bouteflika's announcement to reverse his decision to seek a fifth term. But he stopped short of saying when he would go, which further angered the protesters.

Most of the protesters have been young Algerians under the age of 30, hit hardest by the lack of economic reforms and a high rate of unemployment.
People were seen on the streets of Algiers celebrating the resignation on Tuesday night.

What is article 102?
Article 102 of the Algerian Constitution will be invoked following his resignation. The Constitutional Council needs to get together and declare the presidency vacant. After that, this decision needs to be approved and upheld by the Parliament's two houses: the lower house that is the People's National Assembly, and the Council of the Nation, which is the equivalent of the Senate in France.

Under the constitution, once Bouteflika's resignation is tendered and the presidency is declared vacant, the speaker of Algeria’s upper house of parliament, would act as interim leader for up to 90 days. The current speaker is 77-year-old Abdelkader Bensalah. If for some reason, the speaker's seat is empty, the president of the Consitutional Council assumes office, equally for 90 days. Tayeb Belaiz, who is 70 years old, is the leader of the Council.
At the end of the tunnel, a presidential election
During this period of 90 days, a presidential election must be organised, but the interim president does not have the right to contest the elections. Pending the outcome of the vote, no reshuffle or resignation of the government in place can be accepted.

What about the younger brother, Saïd?
Does Saïd Bouteflika, the mysterious and influential brother of the outgoing president, have a final card to play? Will the powerful military hierarchy, that has not yet lifted a finger, position itself strategically? Will the National Liberation Front be forced to let go of the reigns it held on to preciously since independence in 1962? The opposition, which has lost its credibility by remaining too passive, even by participating in power, could it find a real leader?

Many questions abound, but the answers remain elusive. What's certain is that the Algerian population has lost its faith in the current ways of the state.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/02/algeria-what-happens-after-bouteflika-resigns-at-the-end-of-the-month

that is good

Next is your guy

Just six weeks of protest, he resigned. If it were Nigeria, police and army will declare war on Nigerians.

Some religious bigots and tribalists will give you 101 reasons why he should continue.


We have a long way to go.

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If you think Buhari will resign, you go wait tire

He's of the same age with Buhari .

So I expect buhari too to do the needful .

Another Dictator gone.

I pray they don't become like Libya, although, their circumstances aren't the same.

Mynd44 abi lalasticlacla

Wigetsolar:
Another Dictator gone.

I pray they don't become like Libya, although, their circumstances aren't the same.

Mynd44 abi lalasticlacla

The funny thing is that Algerian youths who are majority of protesters are under 30yrs (typical of the age demography of Nigeria's population) are sensible, unlike the tribalistic, religious intolerant youths we have in Nigeria. ...
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.Imagine a vegetable governing a country!

OAM4J, lalasticlacla, Seun

OkaNaUbe:


The funny thing is that Algerian youths who are majority of protesters are under 30yrs (typical of the age demography of Nigeria's population) are sensible, unlike the tribalistic, religious intolerant youths we have in Nigeria. ...
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.Imagine a vegetable governing a country!

OAM4J, lalasticlacla, Seun

If all the youths in Nigeria are "tribalistic and religiously intolerant" just like you mentioned, then you must be Tribalistic and Religiously intolerant too.

Or are you not a Nigerian Youth?

IamPathos:


If all the youths in Nigeria are "tribalistic and religiously intolerant" just like you mentioned, then you must be Tribalistic and Religiously intolerant too.

Or are you not a Nigerian Youth?

I didn't say "all". Well, an under 50 is still a youth.

I pity the crop of Nigerian " leaders" shall have

OkaNaUbe:


The funny thing is that Algerian youths who are majority of protesters are under 30yrs (typical of the age demography of Nigeria's population) are sensible, unlike the tribalistic, religious intolerant youths we have in Nigeria. ...
.

.Imagine a vegetable governing a country!

OAM4J, lalasticlacla, Seun

has buhari ruled Nigeria for 2 decades?

snrman:
has buhari ruled Nigeria for 2 decades?

If you can read, you will know that my comment wasn't directed where you are pointing to.

NaijaRoyalty:
He's of the same age with Buhari .

So I expect buhari too to do the needful .

Ah ah