Algeria's Bouteflika vows to step down before April 28

<p>By Abdel-Razek Abdallah</p> <p>ALGIERS (AA) – Embattled Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday vowed to resign before his term officially expires later this month.</p> <p>According to a statement released by his office and carried by state media, Bouteflika also pledged to make &quot;significant decisions&quot; with a view to ensuring that state institutions would continue to function during an upcoming “transitional phase”.</p> <p>“The president will resign sometime before the end of his term, which is set to expire on April 28,” the statement read.</p> <p>In February, Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front nominated the 82-year-old Bouteflika, who has ruled Algeria since 1999, to run for a fifth presidential term. </p> <p>But on March 11, following weeks of protests against his planned bid for a fifth term, Bouteflika abruptly postponed the polls — originally slated for April 18 — and formally withdrew his candidacy. </p> <p>Nevertheless, Algerians have continued to stage demonstrations against the aging leader, who they accuse of unconstitutionally extending his fourth term in office.</p>

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