From 2021 to mid-2023, Algeria has experienced the impact of the repercussions of the popular movement. While it sent shockwaves through the foundations of the ruling system, the movement has not thus far succeeded in paving the way for a democratic transformation. The regime successfully exploited the coronavirus pandemic to suppress popular demonstrations and abort all civil society initiatives and political elites that supported the demands of the popular uprising that began in February 2019 to oppose a fifth term of office for the late President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and later transformed into a popular movement that demanded comprehensive changes to the existing system of governance.

On the other hand, regional and international events have cast a shadow on the internal situation, mainly since the Algerian government often uses such events as a way of instilling fear and intimidation to reject any change, as happened with the war in Ukraine, the military coup and subsequent fighting in Sudan, the media and diplomatic war with Morocco, as well as other notable events.