He came to power a week ago ... Thousands of Algerians are calling for the president to leave

Thousands of Algerians demonstrated today, Friday, in the streets of the capital, continuing to demand the departure of all symbols of the regime, including the new President Abdel Majid Taboun, who assumed his responsibilities a week ago.

The demonstrators expressed their feelings of anger on the one hand, and their determination on the other hand to continue the moves.

The university student, Asma, 23, affirmed that "the movement will continue until the departure of this regime. We will not stop," while employee Hussein, 50, said, "We are here ... we will continue the battle."

The number of demonstrators was less than the previous weeks, but these people insisted that their movement is continuing its momentum.

This is Friday 45 of the protest movement that entered its eleventh month, and it is also the second weekly gathering against the regime since the new president took office a week ago.

Taboun, who is close to Bouteflika, was elected in light of widespread abstention by 60%, in elections held on December 12th.

The demonstrators chanted, "Tabun go!", Using in their slogans the name of the new president, instead of the name of the Algerian army chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Ahmed Qaid Saleh, who died on December 23 after a heart attack.

Qaid Saleh was the de facto ruler of the country in the past eight months, and the protesters considered him the guardian of the regime.

On Friday morning, before the demonstrators, the Algerians appeared divided over the fate of their movement. Some of them expressed their determination to continue the demonstrations, while others appeared hesitant or disappointed. Others expressed support for the dialogue or for adopting new methods of protest.

The march ended without incidents. In Oran and Constantine - the second and third cities of Algeria - participation in the movement also declined.

In Annaba, the fourth city in the country, where the family of Lieutenant General Qaid Saleh lives, the police prevented the demonstration, according to local journalists.

Demonstrations were held in other Algerian cities, according to posts on social media.