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Students Protest Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's Bid For Fifth Term

Demonstrations at universities across the country called on the president of two decades not to run again. Bouteflika has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will submit his official application to seek re-election to a fifth term, his campaign manager said Tuesday, despite days of political protests sweeping the country.

On Tuesday, university students took to the streets in the latest wave of demonstrations, responding to calls on social media

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