Algerian lawmakers began a session Tuesday to pick an interim president after Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned last week in the face of mass protests against his rule, state media reported.
Under the constitution, Parliament should nominate the speaker of the upper house, Abdelkader Bensalah, to take the presidential reins for the next 90 days.
But Bensalah's appointment is far from certain as demonstrators have pushed for a broader overhaul of the political system following Bouteflika's resignation.
Agence France Presse
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