Rallies were again held in Paris and Marseille, in favor of a departure of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
"A united people will never be defeated", "Bouteflika: unfit to play hide and seek": hundreds of Algerians or French of Algerian origin again demonstrated Sunday in Paris and Marseille in favor of a change of regime in Algeria.
Slogans, music and youyous. In Paris, the event gathered Place de la République in a festive atmosphere, many families came with children in strollers or on the shoulders of their parents, young people draped in large Algerian flags, against the backdrop of traditional music, slogans chanted at the top of your head and youyous. The smoke swirls of the many kebab and merguez stands have also invaded the square.
"I'm here every Sunday". Sweating under a clear sun, 49-year-old taxi driver Amara Benamara brandished a wooden sign where he compiled photos of the various rallies in Algeria and France in recent weeks, to pay tribute to "all this creativity and solidarity". "We found the pride of being Algerian," he told AFP. "I am here every Sunday, for freedom, democracy and justice and so that Algerians can live with dignity at home" without having to look for a better future outside their country.
In Marseille, some 200 people also demonstrated to demand a change of regime in Algeria, including branding placards "Bouteflika dégage", according to an AFP photographer.
760,000 Algerian immigrants live in France, according to the French National Institute of Statistics (INSEE). They are 1.7 million if we add their children born in France.