Demonstrators stage a protest to denounce President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Algeria’s Constitutional Council has been placed under high security as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term is due to be formally submitted. About 10 vans transported Bouteflika’s documents to the Constitutional Council, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene. Bouteflika’s campaign chief, Abdelghani Zaalane, was expected to file the president’s candidacy papers before making a press statement later Sunday. Elevated security measures were in place in Algeria’s capital and especially around the Constitutional Council.

Source: Washington Post March 03, 2019 12:27 UTC