Several thousand students are returning to Algiers in Algeria on March 05, 2019 and in several cities in Algeria against the fifth candidacy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. (Photo by Billal Bensalem/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TUNIS (Reuters) – Several lawmakers of Algeria’s ruling FLN party have resigned to join mass anti-government protests, the private Ashourouq TV station said on Friday.
No more details were immediately available. Protesters have been demonstrating for weeks against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to stand for another term.
Reporting by Tarek Amara and Ulf Laessing; Editing by Peter Graff
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