ADVERTISEMENT
Algeria Sets Election for December in Bid to Quell Protests
Algeria Sets Election for December in Bid to Quell Protests
16 Sep 2019, 10:16 AM IST
(Bloomberg) -- Algeria’s acting leader set Dec. 12 for a presidential election, ignoring protesters’ demands for greater changes before the North African nation picks a successor to Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned in April.
Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah made the announcement Sunday evening on state TV.
To contact the reporter on this story: Salah Slimani in Algiers at sslimani2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Alaa Shahine at asalha@bloomberg.net, Michael Gunn
©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
Get live Stock market updates, Business news, Today’s latest news, Trending stories, and Videos on NDTV Profit.
ADVERTISEMENT