Naked options and vague demands. What future for Algeria's mobility?

Islam Abdel-Hai-Algeria

The debate in Algeria between different parties on the future of the movement and the appropriate exit from the current political crisis has intensified after the call of the army chief of staff Ahmed Kayed Saleh to activate Article 102 of the Constitution regarding the vacancy of the presidential post and then call for activating Articles 7 and 8 of the Constitution to resolve the crisis.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika laid out a roadmap on March 11 to end the crisis, including extending his fourth term, postponing presidential elections and organizing a national university seminar, but the popular movement thwarted Bouteflika's plan.

Some opposition parties proposed a roadmap six months ago, including the formation of a "presidential body" to manage the country's affairs, with the body to be composed of national figures "known for their credibility and efficiency."

It also stated that no member of the Commission should be nominated in the upcoming presidential elections or even support any presidential candidate. She appealed to the military to "assist" in responding to the movement of the street. "Bouteflika's resignation or announcement of his health deficit is accelerated, Outside the text of the Constitution ".

An unconstitutional scenario
The road map proposed by the president and the opposition bloc is laid down by constitutional law professor Amer Rakhila, "outside the constitutional framework and unsafe."

"The components of the street share the idea of ​​regime change, but they differ in how we change this system, on the one hand, and the vision of the community project that is to be built in terms of the nature of the political system, how it will be, and its authority on the other."

The second scenario, which constitutional expert Rakheila expects is to respect the constitution by the end of the presidential term, April 28, and meets the Constitutional Council, and announces the appointment of the President of the Council of Nation as President of the State for ninety days, during which presidential elections are held.

The protesters demanded on Friday the sixth movement to activate Article 7 of the Constitution, which enshrines the sovereignty in the hands of the people, and also called the Chief of Staff of the army on Saturday, the application of Articles 7 and 8 of the Algerian constitution, but how to activate them to restore sovereignty to the people actually and practice and not keep them as paper on paper ?

"This is a scenario for the peaceful transition of Algeria in light of the existence of the existing constitutional institutions. The president of the republic is elected impartially, and after that, workshops can be opened for the project of the planned society," he said. He needs a political escort from the Authority.

Multiple solutions
The Algerians are meeting one goal of this movement, which is regime change, but they differ on perceptions of the safe way to get their country out of the political crisis.

This disagreement is seen by professor of sociology Noureddine Bekis as "healthy and natural, which is required in the popular movement", because there is no comprehensive framework for mobility, and no leadership.

Most of the protesters feel compelled to maintain mobility and leadership at the individual level, which necessitates participation in the solutions. All proposals are in the same orbit, trying to find guarantees of the absent confidence in political power and how to involve part of the system in the equation of change.

Political scientist Radwan Buhaidel believes that the difference is good and should not lead to a conflict that will shift Algeria from a state of political crisis to a deadlock.

Radical attitudes
On the rise of peaceful protests intensively, and amid the disintegration of the camp surrounding the President; after the abandonment of many bodies and figures loyal to him, and his demand to step down, the demonstrators hold their demands.

Bakis believes that the fear of a slide in the situation is pushing the masses to close the movement. This is evident in the failure of movements that called for escalating the movement such as civil disobedience and raising the number of days they protest.

The professor of sociology refers to the emotional language and enthusiasm in the social networking platforms that prompted the Algerians to take part in the marches, but ultimately believes that mobility will lead to some kind of rationalization in his output, because no one wants further escalation.

Apart from the talk of the presidency and the opposition, many participants in the rallies of Algeria raise slogans calling for the overthrow of the regime and the departure of everyone to rebuild the country again.

This radical position on how to get out of the crisis, the constitutional expert Rakhila believes that the confrontation passes through adherence to the Constitution, despite what it is now, and to avoid slipping in the street calls for accompanying constitutional provisions with political measures aimed at trying to heal the rift between power and popular movement.