Algeria: Out with the old... Will Bouteflika's resignation overturn the system? скачать в хорошем качестве

Algeria: Out with the old... Will Bouteflika's resignation overturn the system?

A victory for the street or an attempted soft coup? State television broadcasting images of Algeria's ailing president tendering his immediate resignation, Abdelaziz Bouteflika already in government at independence from France in 1962 and who under pressure from mass protests first had to forego a fifth mandate and now renege on a caretaker status. As has so often been in the case in Algeria's tumultuous history, it's the military that tipped the scales, dropping Bouteflika to try and safeguard its interests. Tuesday's announcement was preceded by travel bans and arrests of top business leaders close to the president. Will it be enough to appease citizens who want wholesale change? Could we now enter a period of score-settling with old vendettas resurfacing and a scramble for the state-run enterprises that gravitate around Algeria's oil riches? Can the younger generation succeed in overturning le système without the bloodshed of the past? Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en