Army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah says 82-year-old president is so ill he should be declared unfit to rule.
Opposition leaders say general's call for Bouteflika to be declared unfit to rule is a manoeuvre to preserve old guard.
Consiglio costituzionale ha rigettato le uniche due candidature
The presidential election scheduled to be held on July 4 cancelled - a move protesters have been demanding for weeks.
Ahmed Gaid Salah calls for a constitutional procedure that would see the president's removal on health grounds.
Dopo rinuncia a 5/o mandato per malattia e rinvio presidenziali
Ahmed Gaid Salah says solution must be found 'as soon as possible', as protesters demand departure of rulers.
It is the country's highest judicial body, which oversees presidential and parliamentary elections.
And what could still go wrong.
The country's largely young population has been protesting on the streets for weeks. Why?