The protesters say Tayeb Belaiz is part of a ruling elite they want abolished
Tayeb Belaiz, seen here announcing the results of a 2014 Algerian election, has resigned his post as chairman of the country's Constitutional Council.The chairman of Algeria’s Constitutional Council Tayeb Belaiz quit his post on Tuesday, state news agency APS said, following calls for his resignation by pro-democracy protesters who say he is part of a ruling elite they want abolished.
Belaiz submitted his resignation to Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah, APS reported, citing a statement from the council.Bensalah is another senior political figure who protesters want to see removed. He was appointed interim president after Algeria’s army chief declared Bouteflika unfit for office and said the military would back a transition period leading to a presidential election on July 4.
Hundreds of students in Algiers broke through rows of riot police and streamed to the city centre on Tuesday calling for the resignation of Bensalah, witnesses said. “Our pressure will continue until all demands are met,” said 25-year-old student Mourad Dimi. Protesters want the removal of an elite that has governed Algeria since independence from France in 1962 and the prosecution of people they see as corrupt.
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