President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

High school students march in central Algiers. The protesters are speaking out against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's candidacy for a fifth term in next month's presidential election.

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Algeria's Leader Returns Home As Demonstrators Protest His Bid For A Fifth Term

4:36pm March 10, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The youth-led movement is protesting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for re-election. The 82-year-old leader has been in power since 1999.