Algerians hold rival demonstrations

Algerians have held rival demonstrations against and in favor of a decision by President Abdelazis Bouteflika to seek a fourth term in the upcoming election.

According to AFP, three different opposition marches were held by hundreds of protesters in the capital, Algiers, on Saturday.
The largest of the protest marches was organized by the newly-formed Barakat (Arabic for, that’s enough) movement. The group was created specifically to show opposition to the presidential decision.
Meanwhile, supporters gathered on the other side of the capital, where a documentary about Bouteflika’s 15 years in power was screened and his former premier and election campaign manager, Abdelmalek Sellal, held a speech.