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For the eighth Friday in a row, protesters from across the Algerian capital took to the streets.
Police failed Friday to disperse a wave of protesters marching through the streets of Algiers.
They took to the streets despite the official resignation of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the announcement of the next round of presidential elections on 4 July.
The interim government currently in power, headed by Abdelkader Bensalah, long regarded as having deep ties with the Bouteflika regime.
Since 2002, Bensalah has headed the Upper House of Parliament and since 2010 has performed ceremonial functions to replace Bouteflika.
The majority of protesters still consider that their demands have not been met since Bensalah has such long links with the former president.
But on Wednesday, Bensalah is committed to organizing "transparent" polls in July.
No Running
Bensalah is not allowed to run for these elections, but protesters still want to see him leave.
They argue that the polls can not be free and fair if they take place in the same legal framework and the same institutions as those still belonging to the Bouteflika era.
In response to the disappointment, the protesters went out and in particular on Friday, but unlike in previous weeks, police vehicles attempted to block access to the post office's main protest area.
In addition to ongoing protests, candidates do not seem to rush to participate in the next elections, the Algerians have largely rejected the system that will organize them.
(with newswires)
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