Algeria's Constitutional Council accepts resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika as president after months of street protests
Constitutional Council accepts Abdelaziz Bouteflika's resignation as president, state TV reports, while informing parliament"of the declaration of the definitive vacancy of the Presidency of the Republic."Algeria's Constitutional Council officially accepted the resignation of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state TV reported on Wednesday, a day after the 82-year-old announced he was quitting following weeks of massive demonstrations.
Algeria's ailing Bouteflika resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to six weeks of largely peaceful mass protests driven by youth and pressure from the powerful army against his 20-year rule. Earlier in the day, army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah demanded the veteran ruler, who has long been in poor health, be declared immediately unfit for office.
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