اعتبر وزير أوروبا والشؤون الخارجية الفرنسي، جون إيف لودريان أن "صفحة هامة" في تاريخ الجزائر تُفتح بعد استقالة رئيس الجمهورية،عبد العزيز بوتفليقة، أمس. 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وصرح لودريان في ردة فعل له ليلة أمس الثلاثاء، "لقد أعلن الرئيس بوتفليقة استقالته. إنها صفحة هامة من تاريخ الجزائر التي تُفتح". ويرى رئيس الدبلوماسية الفرنسية أن "الشعب الجزائري قد أبان خلال الأسابيع الأخيرة، من خلال التعبئة المتواصلة والسلمية، عن حزمه على أسماع صوته"، "معربا عن ثقته في استمرار الانتقال الديمقراطي". واختتم بقوله "نحن على ثقة بقدرة كل الجزائريين على مواصلة هذا الانتقال الديمقراطي في نفس نهج الهدوء والمسؤولية".