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Thousands of Algerian students and teachers took to the streets of the capital on Tuesday to shout slogans against the head of the country 's currently dominating armed forces and prepare for an election in July.
Protesters maintain pressure on the ruling elite by demanding more radical changes in the North African state nearly two months after the resignation of veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Military leader Ahmed Gaid Salah emerged as a de facto strong man after lightening his former boss of power, but protesters insist that he and other loyal Bouteflika – era followers depart before the day. a new presidential election can take place.
"No elections, mafia gangs," shouted the crowd as they walked peacefully through Algiers despite the deployment of police forces.
The latest protests took place while Gaid Salah called for "mutual concessions" between the country's interim leaders and those who took to the streets.
Gaid Salah repeatedly called for a constitutional solution in the July 4 presidential election.
But only two little-known personalities submitted their nominations in time for the disputed poll, raising doubts about the plans for staging it.
Algeria is shaken by months of protests since Bouteflika, ill, announced in February that he would run for a fifth term.
He left office but protesters continued to demonstrate en mbade to demand a redesign of the "system" and the departure of personalities of the Bouteflika era.
Under the constitution, interim president Abdelkader Bensalah has 90 days to hold a presidential election from the date of his appointment on 9 April.
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