Submit your comments on this article | |
Arabia | |
Yemen opposition accepts SalehÂ’s re-election win | |
2006-09-27 | |
A final vote count released on Saturday showed long-ruling Saleh as winning 77.2 percent of the vote, with the opposition’s candidate Faisal Al Shamlan receiving 21.8 percent of the total 6 million ballots cast. “The announced results are a reality and the coalition opposition is dealing with that,” Shamlan told reporters. A statement by the opposition said: “We need to avoid a clash or confrontation with the authorities which (might) derail the process of change that has begun. | |
Posted by:Steve White |