International audienceThe Hirak, that began in February 2019, is a protest movement against the Algerian political regime. The movement was initially structured around the opposition to the candidacy of Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fifth term, but the demands quickly evolved: refusal of a fourth extended term, rejection of the interim government of Abdelkader Bensalah, rejection of the electoral calendar imposed by the army staff, etc.. More generally, the demonstrators expressed a rejection of political personnel and demanded a democracy and a civilian government. However, despite the scale and duration of the demonstrations, which lasted more than a year, men fell but not the regime. By placing discourse at the heart of the analysis, this a...