Frustrated Algeria Army Chief Throws Down Gauntlet to Opposition
- Parliament approved setting up independent election commission
- Protesters demanding the dismantling of Bouteflika’s regime
Ahmed Gaid Salah
Photographer: Nacerdine Zebar/Getty Images
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Algeria’s powerful army chief issued an ultimatum to the firebrand opposition movement and parliament backed changes to the elections law, piling pressure on protesters to support plans for a presidential vote in the OPEC member.
“You are either clearly siding with Algeria or with its enemies,” Lt. General Ahmed Gaid Salah said Thursday in televised comments. “Algeria will overcome the crisis and no one will be able to stop this.”