Algeria: Protests Surge as the Country's Elites Hunt for a Credible Successor

For the third week in a row, thousands of Algerians took to the streets nationwide after Friday prayers to protest President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika's re-election bid in the North African country's April 19 election. The demonstrations -- the largest the Bouteflika government has faced since taking power in 1999 -- have remained largely peaceful, though security forces have used tear gas in some cases. But regardless of whether the protests deepen, the president's era is coming to an end....