Bouteflika... 10th president of Algeria. He was elected in 1999 and is currently on his third term, which is probably why Algerians are ready to dump him...
has announced comprehensive reforms including political without apparent success to calm the seething street, tempted by the Arab revolution.
About 300 people, among whom were a jumble of teachers demanding their inclusion in the National Education and returnees from Libya asking to be taken into account as promised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, protested Sunday at the presidency in the aftermath of the announcements made by the Head of State.
"We expect his reforms since 1999 - the date of arrival to the presidency of Mr. Bouteflika - claims Dalila, 34, unemployed, who came to demonstrate outside the presidency Sunday.
"I wish he (Bouteflika) is sincere. There is too much corruption at all levels of power in Algeria," denounces this graduate of a Masters degree in physics.
The Head of State, quoted by one of his advisers, has promised to open a "new page" on "the path of comprehensive reforms," stressing that they can not "be successful without political reform". President Bouteflika is president for 12 years after being part of the power, under the influence of the military, since independence from La Belle France in 1962.
In Algeria, the demonstrations, mainly composed of small groups of people continue for weeks for deep reforms, social and political, even to change the system.