he mandate of Algeria’s interim president Abdelkader Bensalah runs out on Tuesday but he says he’ll carry on until elections are held.
Many Algerians however view him as being too close to the former leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced to give up power in April after weeks of protests.
Elections for a new president have been postponed because of continued protests and logistical difficulties.
Omar Djabim, a young protester, told the BBC’s Newsday programme that Mr Salah was part of the old system and people want him out of power.
Azzedine Layachi, Associate Professor of Political Science at St John’s University in New York, told the BBC that a caretaker government could break the deadlock.
“Create a temporary caretaker government with new faces which will govern over the transitional period, and hold a national conference to come up with new electoral laws and a constitution,” he said.
