Algerian Protests Continue: Washington Post

In the weeks since Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation, the country continues to witness widespread upheaval in pursuit of democracy. Algerians expect more than a change in top leadership. “Protesters are more emboldened in seeking a dismissal of the remaining vestiges of the political order that has governed the country since it won independence from France in 1962 – and that is now widely derided for its cronyism and corruption,” report Massinissa Benlakehal and Sudarsan Raghavan for the Washington Post. Algerians protest widespread government corruption, rising unemployment rates and the threat of military interference in politics. As in Egypt with the military ousting of the former democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi, aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood, the Algerian army engaged in violent repression of protestors against the ruling FLN party in 1988 and later annulled a 1991 election that gave victory to Islamists. –YaleGlobal