President of Algerian Constitutional Council resigns despite protests

ALGER, April 17
(Xinhua / GNA) – The President of the Algerian Constitutional Council Tayeb Belaiz
resigned Tuesday amid mbad protests in the country claiming his
Departure.

"Belaiz notified
members of the Constitutional Council, at a meeting held on Tuesday, that
he resigned to Acting President Abdelkader
Bensalah, "said the council in a statement.

The main mission of
the council ensures that the process of the polls, including the referendum,
The election of the president, as well as the local and parliamentary elections, is in progress.
in accordance with the law.

Algeria has been
has been experiencing a political crisis for two months, provoked by mbad demonstrations
led to the resignation of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika on April 2.

Last Tuesday,
The Algerian parliament has appointed Bensalah, president of its upper house, acting
president after the resignation of Bouteflika.

April 10, Bensalah
announced that the presidential election was to take place on 4 July.

But the protesters
continued their demonstration in the capital, Algiers, demanding the overthrow
from the Bensalah government.

GNA