The Algerian parliament called yesterday the President of the National Assembly Abdelkader Ben Saleh as president for a transitional period of 90 days, a week after the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, despite the announcement of the street in advance rejected him, considering it a product of Bouteflika's regime. Thousands of Algerians rallied on the streets of the capital to protest the appointment of Abdelkader Ben Saleh as interim president as police tried to break up the protests.

The Parliament, which met with its chambers, the National Assembly and the National People's Assembly, at the Palais des Nations in the Club of the Pine in the capital, "took note of the Constitutional Council's declaration concerning the announcement of the final vacancy for the post of President of the Republic following the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika."

During the meeting «the demarcation of the President of the Council of the Nation Abdul Qadir bin Saleh, head of state for a maximum of 90 days, in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Constitution», according to the official APS.

There was no vote during the session.

Abdul Qader bin Saleh, 77, pledged to "return the word to the people as soon as possible," calling for "hard work and sincerity" and "seeking to implement the constitution."

"We have a collective national duty that dictates to everyone to provide the most appropriate and effective conditions to brief the next short period and to hasten the launching of a new stage in the life of the nation through the democratic choice of the Algerian people and their self-determination," Ben Saleh said in a speech after being appointed head of state under Article 102 of the Constitution. .

"I will work to achieve the ambitious goals, and I urge you in this period to work with all seriousness and sincerity, in order to return the word as soon as possible to the people, to choose the president and his program and to chart his future."

Ben Saleh thanked the Algerian people for building new democratic Algeria, praising the role of the army and other security institutions.

Thousands of students took to the streets of Algiers demanding the departure of the "regime" and chanted in French, "Ben Saleh left," and "to leave the regime."

Police used teargas to disperse thousands of students protesting the naming of Abdulqadir bin Saleh as transitional president.

In addition to tear gas, police used water cannons to disperse students gathered in the central post yard, the center of all demonstrations.

It is the first time in seven weeks that police have used tear gas to disperse demonstrations.

Students have been demonstrating for weeks every Tuesday, for long hours, then quietly disperse, without police intervening or incidents being recorded.

Hundreds of thousands of Algerians have been demonstrating since February 22 to demand the departure of the regime.

The appointment of Ben Saleh as interim president in line with the Algerian constitution, but many protesters object to it, since it is part of the ruling class has held the reins of power in Algeria since independence from France in 1962.

- Ben Saleh, thanks people

Algerian, and promised to build

New democratic Algeria.