Efter måneders blodige sammenstød går præsidenten gennem 3 årtier – og det arabiske forår (eller efterår) har vundet en ny sejr
SANAA`A, 23 November 2011: Yemen’s warring forces have agreed to a political transition settlement, the top United Nations envoy to the strife-torn country announced Wednesday.
He called the deal “an important milestone towards restoring peace and stability, maintaining national unity and territorial integrity, and laying the foundation for economic recovery.”
Under the agreement, President Ali Abdullah Saleh will hand over his powers to Vice-President Abed Rabbo Mansour al-Hadi and presidential elections will be staged within 90 days. Saleh has ruled the poor Arabian country for 30 years.
Over the next two years, a government of national unity will establish a national dialogue to ensure that a broad section of society takes part in determining Yemen’s future, with a constitutional review to follow.
Jamal Benomar, the UN Special Adviser on Yemen, said that new political actors will be able to form political parties and compete in elections held at the end of the two-year transition process.
– These steps will, I hope, create a strong basis for a fully inclusive and participatory transition process, giving civil society, including the youth and women, a true stake in Yemen’s future, he said.
Commending Yemen’s youth for generating “the momentum for change,” the Special Adviser said “the door is now open for you to make a real difference in the transition.”
Wednesday’s agreement follows months of deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of Mr. Saleh and his regime, part of the so-called Arab Spring movement that has swept the Middle East and North Africa this year.
Mr. Benomar stressed that the agreement’s success depended on its full implementation, and he urged all sides to honour their commitments to immediately cease all violent acts and refrain from further provocations.
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