Algerian president pulls out of race for 5th term amid protests

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has postponed the 18 April presidential elections and said he will not seek a fifth term in office.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has pulled out race for a fifth term and the postponement of the Presidential elections of 18 April 2019. Source: AAP

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his withdrawal Monday from a bid to win another term in office and postponed an April 18 election, following weeks of protests against his candidacy.

The announcement was greeted with celebratory hooting of car horns in the streets of Algiers.

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