CAIRO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd April, 2019) Thousands of Algerians took to the streets of the country's capital after the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika after 20 years of rule.
Earlier in the day, Bouteflika submitted his resignation, with the Constitutional Council now due to meet and discuss Bouteflika's petition to resign.
The Ennahar television channel is broadcasting footage from the center of Algiers, where people gathered with Algerian national flags.
"We have been waiting for this, we consider this a great victory for the people," a resident of the Algerian capital, Abelkader, told Sputnik by phone.
Algeria has been experiencing a wave of anti-government protests, triggered by Bouteflika's plans to seek a fifth term in the office, since late February. On March 11, Bouteflika withdrew his bid for re-election and postponed the vote, initially scheduled for April 18. However, protests have continued, with people demanding immediate changes.
