Popular mobility expands in Algeria and the opposition proposes a road map

The popular movement in Algeria has escalated with mass rallies involving a large number of lawyers, as well as hundreds of workers who organized a protest in front of the headquarters of their general union, the largest trade union in Algeria.

At the same time, national parties and figures from the Algerian opposition proposed in a consultative meeting, the sixth, a six-month road map and a political solution within the framework of popular legitimacy.

A statement issued after the meeting at the headquarters of the Justice and Development Party stressed the need to approve a short transition period not exceeding six months after the end of the current presidential term, in which the powers of current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika are transferred to a presidential body based on the popular legitimacy stipulated in Article VII of the Constitution.

According to the statement, the presidential body is composed of national figures known for their credibility, competence and integrity, whose members are committed to abstaining from running or running in the subsequent electoral entitlements, forming a government to conduct business, establishing an independent electoral monitoring body and amending the election law.

The opposition called on the army to respond to the demands of the people and help to achieve them, within the framework of respect for popular legitimacy.

It also appealed to the Algerian people to continue the peaceful popular movement until their demands are met, accusing Foreign Minister Ramtan Lamamra of attempting to "distort the peaceful popular gift and circumvent its demands" through his travels through various European capitals.

The participants agreed to continue consultations on issues and complementary steps to ensure that the demands of the people are met.

On March 18 and 19, Amamra toured Italy, Russia and Germany, explaining the crisis in Algeria and reassuring foreign partners that it would emerge stronger.

Bouteflika announced on March 11 a roadmap to organize a comprehensive conference for dialogue and amending the constitution, before setting a presidential election that would produce an elected president.

The Algerians rejected the plan with millions of demonstrations known to most of the country's provinces, considering it an extension of the fourth mandate outside constitutional legitimacy.

Algeria has been living since February 22 on the impact of popular rallies considered the largest in the history of the country, refusing to continue Bouteflika and symbols of his regime in power.