Iran Press/Africa: Many marched through the streets of Algiers waving flags, carrying banners, and chanting against the ruling elite, the military and the recent wave of arrests on demonstrators.
Algerians are expected to vote in less than a month, with five candidates contesting the race, but protesters say there “will not be a vote”, not with many demonstrators still in jail for expressing their opinion, Africa News reported.
The mass protests that erupted in February, and unseated veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April, have mostly taken place on Fridays and Tuesdays
The protesters seek to replace the old guard of rulers who have wielded power since independence from France in 1962. They also demand an end to corruption and the withdrawal of the military from politics.
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