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| Gulf plan gives Yemen head 30 days to quit |
| 2011-04-21 |
| A GULF plan to end months of bloody unrest calls for Yemen's embattled president to step down 30 days after the formation of a unity government, an official in his administration said today. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) proposal urges "the formation of a national unity government with 50 per cent held by the ruling party, 40 per cent by the opposition and 10 per cent by other parties", the official said. "The president would transfer his powers to his deputy, and then the protests would end", as would the defection of military leaders and soldiers, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. And "the president would submit his resignation to parliament within 30 days", with a presidential vote to be held within two months. Saleh has since January faced anti-regime protests calling for his ouster in which more than 130 people have been killed in clashes with security forces and rival demonstrators. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 formation of a unity government Loosely translated as an Islanic Government. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-04-21 15:55 |