Abdelaziz Bouteflika remains defiant and refuses to give in to street protests. The Algerian President has confirmed his candidacy for the April 18 presidential election despite an unprecedented protest over his fifth term bid. His candidacy for a fifth term was submitted on Sunday to the Constitutional Council by his new director for campaign. In a statement read on national television on Sunday, the 82 year old said if elected, he will not complete his term and call for an early president… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2019/03/03/algeria-bouteflika-ignores-protesters-runs-for-5th-term Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans. Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision. Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews and receive all the latest news from the continent. Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews