\nALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika\u00a0bowed to widespread protests\u00a0on Monday by announcing he will not seek a fifth term and\u00a0delaying next month’s presidential election.<\/p>\n
\nAfter 20 years in power, Bouteflika made\u00a0the dramatic move\u00a0in a letter to the Algerian people released by his office. He promised an interim leadership structure to plan new elections, and said\u00a0he will not seek to run again.<\/p>\n
\nBouteflika, who is 82, has barely been seen in public since a 2013 stroke. He has faced unprecedented protests in recent weeks demanding that he abandon plans to seek another term.<\/p>\n
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