Algerian prime minister promises new government in days
Posted March 14, 2019 4:31 am.
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ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s new prime minister is promising to create a government within days as the country faces mass protests calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down.
Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui told a news conference Thursday that the government would be in place next week at the latest.
He called upon all sides to build trust and co-operate to overcome the current crisis shaking the gas-rich country, an important player in the global fight against Islamic extremism.
Bedoui was interior minister before the president named him this week to head a new government meant to calm tensions.
Bouteflika’s critics plan new nationwide protests Friday.
Bouteflika agreed to abandon plans for a fifth term but he also cancelled presidential elections set for April 18, raising fears he will stay in power indefinitely.
The Associated Press
