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February 21st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Hadi, himself a southerner, pledged on Sunday to southern separatists and
northern rebels that he will address their concerns, saying that “dialogue
and only dialogue” can resolve these long-standing conflicts.
Yemen’s new president will rule for an interim two-year period, after which
presidential and parliamentary elections will be held, a condition of the
Gulf-brokered transition deal signed by Saleh in November.
However Saleh’s shadow looms large over Tuesday’s vote.
The veteran strongman maintains a strong hold over the most powerful security
forces and there is also speculation that he might return from the United
States, where he is receiving medical treatment, as soon as Wednesday.
In a speech published on state news agency Saba Monday, Saleh, spared the
fates of his ousted Arab counterparts, urged Yemenis to vote for his deputy
to ensure a “peaceful” transition of power.
Autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt were forced to resign last year, bowing down to
mass uprisings.
In Libya, rebels backed by Nato forces captured and killed dictator Moamer
Kadhafi in October.
Polling stations in Yemen open at 8:00am (0500 GMT) and results are expected
in the two following days, although under Yemeni law it can take up to 10
days before full results are announced.
More than 12 million Yemenis are eligible to vote – 10 million registered in
the last elections in 2006 in addition to 2.2 million new voters.
The turnout in the single-candidate election will give some idea of the
support 66-year-old Hadi has from his countrymen to lead the transitional
period.
In a televised speech on Sunday, Hadi promised “radical reforms” and
stressed the need to reunify the army.
The military has been divided since last March when some units defected to
support the uprising against Saleh’s rule.
Hadi also pledged to fight al-Qaeda and its growing influence in the lawless
south and eastern provinces, where the militants have seized several towns
in recent months.
Source: AFP
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