مدارات سياسية
Volume 8, Numéro 1, Pages 90-109
2024-06-30

The Algerian Movement/hirak 22 February 2019 : Challenges And Prospects In The New Algeria

Authors : Hamdis Makboula .

Abstract

The deterioration of the political and socio-economic situation of Algerian society as a result of the mismanagement and looting of the country's resources by the gang in power for two decades has led to the explosion of the Algerian street in a movement of peaceful protest on February 22, 2019, which freed him from the domination of the Oligarchic class. The movement has yielded positive results despite multiple attempts to infiltrate and politicize it internally and externally, but the awareness of the Algerian people has made it possible to avoid the destabilization of Algerian state institutions. However, the movement experienced shortcomings and failures that led to its withdrawal from the arena of protest, especially during the health crisis when the elective process ended. Elections in Algeria have seen a low turnout, indicating the lack of trust between the majority of the people and the ruling authority. Moreover, given the current circumstances that the world is going through, from the global economic crisis to the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Algerian street remain exposed to any new protest movement, whether political or economic and social.

Keywords

Hirak 2019 ; the protest movement ; New Algeria ; Arabic spring ; Democratic transformation