“This is a significant resignation [from Counstitutional Council Chairman Tayeb Belaiz]. At the same time, I don’t think it’s enough to satisfy the demands of the protesters who really want a genuine transition that’s led by independent figures.”
“It won’t be easy, but Algerian and Sudanese pro-democracy protesters need to stay unified around a core set of first-order demands about civilian-led democratic transitions and stay mobilized in the streets to press those demands.”
“In the past, the default position [for the regime] has been to crackdown on protests… The nature of these protests, they’ve chosen not to do that. They’ve been more careful and thoughtful and strategic in how they respond.”
“Every step the regime takes is increasing the anger and frustration of people on the streets. This is potentially a dangerous scenario. Right now, the streets want anyone else other than Bouteflika as president.”
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