This archive report was first published on 2 July 2019.
Algeria's lower house of parliament speaker Mouad Bouchareb resigned on July 2, 2019, following calls for him to quit by demonstrators.
According to Abdelhamid Si Affif, president of parliament's foreign affairs commission, Bouchareb resigned from his post as speaker of the lower chamber.
Bouchareb, the former head of the ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) parliamentary group, was elected to the post in October 2018.
The resignation led to the cancellation of Tuesday's planned closing session of the lower house, with no reason given for Bouchareb's decision to quit.
Despite his relatively low-profile role, Bouchareb had drawn the ire of protesters rallying against the country's ruling elite.
Mass rallies against veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika began in February and forced the ailing leader to quit in early April.
However, demonstrators have kept up their protests ever since, pushing for key backers of Bouteflika during his 20-year rule to step down.
