Moreover, young people have assumed a prominent role in opposition efforts, such as by disrupting Bouteflika’s campaign rallies. Demonstrations by unemployed young people in southern Algeria, the center of the oil industry, drew a direct link between high unemployment and the military’s control of the country’s natural resources.
地下工会——它们组织了保护工人权利的示威和罢工，并拒绝与政权的官方工会合作——也批评选举。此外，年轻人在反对运动——包括干扰波特弗利卡的竞选阵营——中起到了主导作用。失业年轻人在阿尔及利亚南部的石油业中心举行示威，认为高失业与军方控制阿尔及利亚自然资源之间存在直接联系。