Protesters see the army chief's proposal as a way for the secretive political elite to keep their grip on power and name a hand-picked successor to Mr. Bouteflika, who has been largely out of the public eye since his stroke.
Ababhikishi babona isiphakamiso somkhuzi wamasosha njengendlela yokucashisa osopolitiki abaphezulu ukuze baqhubeke nokuba namandla nokudalula ongena esikhundleni ngokuqokwa, uMnu. u-Bouteflika, obeseyindlala emphakaathini kusukela aba nenkinga yesifo sohlangothi.