Protesters hold Algerian national flags during a sit-in against the Algerian president's bid for a fifth term in office on March 3, 2019 in Marseille.
Hundreds more held rallies at campuses across Algiers, including at the Faculty of Law near the headquarters of the Constitutional Council where candidates must register for the presidential race, a student said. Algerians living in Paris also gathered for a protest on Place de la Republique square to demand Bouteflika drop plans to stand for a fifth term.Bouteflika's announcement in February that he would seek another term despite his failing health has unleashed angry protests.
There are no legal requirements for candidates to be physically present to submit their bid to the Constitutional Council. In 2014, Bouteflika registered in person.Instability feared