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Yemen's unity government announced
[Iran Press TV] A national unity government has been finally formed in Yemen to replace the government of President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...as agreed under power transition deal to end months of protests in the country. Yemen's Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi announced the new 35-member cabinet on Wednesday. Yemen's national unity government will be headed by independent politician Mohammed Basindwa. Half of the new cabinet ministers are from the opposition, while Saleh loyalists make up the other half as required by the power transition deal, brokered by the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council. ... the Medes and the Persians are very sensitive on the subject of the Persian Gulf, which the Arabs refer to as the Arabian Gulf... Even after a cabinet reshuffle, several Saleh-era ministers remained in their old posts, including the key portfolios of defense, foreign affairs and oil. The ministries of interior, finance and information, however, were given to the opposition. The cabinet also includes two women. The new government will carry out its duties for three months, after which early elections will be held. Posted by: Fred 2011-12-08 |
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