Sputnik – After the Council’s approval, it is expected that Abdelkader Bensalah, the head of the country’s upper chamber, will govern the country until the next presidential election.
The Algerian Constitutional Council discussed long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation and has approved it.
The decision comes after Bouteflika, 82, who has been in power for 20 years, announced his resignation on 2 April after five weeks of mass protests, triggered by his plans to seek a fifth term in office.
