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March 2, 2019
Algeria’s veteranPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika has defied protesters by confirming he will runagain – but says he will not serve a full term.
In a letter he said ifhe won April’s vote he would oversee a national dialogue leading to freshelections that he would not contest.
His decision to seek afifth term in office sparked nationwide protests.
Bouteflika, 82, hasrarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.
Sunday saw newprotests as a midnight deadline loomed for candidates to register. By nightfallyoung people were again marching in the capital Algiers despite the president’soffer.