Thousands protest in Algeria against talks with new president
17 December 2019 - 22:23
Algiers — Students, teachers and other demonstrators rallied in their thousands in Algeria’s capital on Tuesday against the newly elected president, rejecting his offer of dialogue with a months-old protest movement.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune won 58.1% of the vote in Thursday’s election, according to official results, and on Friday said he was ready for talks to “build a new Algeria”. But protesters, long opposed to an election they saw as a ploy by the establishment to consolidate power after ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned under popular pressure in April, remained defiant...
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