Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest calling to reject the upcoming presidential election in Algiers, Algeria December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
ALGIERS (Reuters) - A big crowd of protesters marched through central Algiers on Wednesday to demand Thursday's presidential election be cancelled, chanting that they would not vote in a poll they regard as a charade.
They chanted "No election tomorrow" and held up banners reading "You have destroyed the country" as riot police stood blocking roads and a helicopter circled overhead. In one place, a column of police barged through the crowd.
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