Moscow monitors situation in Algeria as protests continue

Vasily Kuznetsov

Mar 13, 2019

Algerian youths march with national flags during a demonstration in the centre of the capital Algiers on March 11, 2019, after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests against his candidacy. - Bouteflika, in a message carried by national news agency APS, said the presidential poll would follow a national conference on political and constitutional reform to be drawn up by the end of 2019. ( — Algerian youths march with national flags during a demonstration in the center of the capital, Algiers, Algeria, March 11, 2019. — RYAD KRAMDI/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow is keeping an eye on Algeria as that country's political leadership undergoes major changes forced by massive but peaceful demonstrations against a fifth term for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

The largest protests against him attracted millions of people living in the largest cities, including Algiers, Constantine, Oran, Bejaia, Blida and Jijele, as well as tens of thousands of Algerians living abroad.