Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is preparing to announce his resignation in accordance with article 102 of the constitution, Ennahar TV said on Sunday.
Under the article, a constitutional council can declare Bouteflika unfit for office or he can resign himself.
Bouteflika, who has faced more than a month of mass protests, might announce his resignation on Tuesday, the private station said, citing political sources.
On Sunday, the government named a 27-man caretaker cabinet headed by serving Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui.
Central bank governor Mohamed Loukal was named as finance minister, while the former head of the state power and gas utility, Mohamed Arkab, will be energy minister, APS said.
Sabri Boukadoum, a former envoy to the United Nations, becomes foreign minister and replaces Ramtane Lamamra, who spent less than a month in the role.
Seeking to defuse the demonstrations, Bouteflika had said on March 11 he…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
