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February 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Chanting slogans such as “Ali Saleh is no more”, the pro-election demonstrators praised the February 21 elections, saying that the vote will solidify the first demand of the revolution, which is the official ouster of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
“We call on all youth protesters to cast their votes on February 21, so that we can meet the first demand of our revolution, which is the toppling of Ali Saleh from power,” said a Yemeni protester on Thursday.
Many people said that they would not partake in the elections as it is in accordance with the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) peace initiative.
The initiative, which was signed last year, called on Saleh to step down and hand over power to his deputy with guarantees of immunity from prosecution. The measure was approved in Yemen’s parliament in January.
“We, the southerners, reject the upcoming elections because of its disregard of southern affairs. Even now there is still oppression and corruption throughout the south of Yemen,” another demonstrator told Press TV’s correspondent.
“This is not an election, but an implementation in accordance with the immunity law which was granted to Saleh. We will not elect someone who does not recognize the revolution,” another protester in Sana’a’s Liberation Square said.
With Yemen’s presidential elections just around the corner, the country remains in a state of division. Many Yemenis have announced that they will vote on the February 21 while many others will boycott, arguing that it is a foreign plot aimed at sabotaging the Youth Revolution.
Last week, Yemen’s Vice President Mansour Hadi announced that he would be the only candidate to run for president.
Demonstrations are expected to continue in Yemen as the protesters say their revolution will not end until Saleh and all corrupt government officials are put behind bars.
The United States claims that Saleh is in New York for medical treatment, but he has said that his trip to the US was meant to avoid media attention. Saleh ruled the impoverished Arab state for more than 33 years.
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