Algerians are going to the polls to vote for a new president, eight months after protests forced long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign. But massive anti-government demonstrations are continuing despite his removal from power and could threaten the polls.
Meanwhile, over a year thousands of Algerians have protested every Friday in the capital, Algiers, and other cities across the country against any elections under the current government. They want all officials associated with the regime of ousted President Bouteflika to be removed from office, including interim President Abdelkader Bensalah and Prime Minister Nouredine Bedoui.
Saying that any election under the current government would be seen as a mere resuscitation of the old regime which protesters have been fighting against.