GPC & Islah in splitting headache [Archives:2002/39/Local News]

BY HASSAN AZZAEDI
YEMEN TIMES STAFF
The Islah Party last weeks inaugurated the election campaign in Marib, 100 km, east of Sanaa. The Islah party in this governorate has won the majority of Islah members during the previous local council elections.
The inauguration of the election campaign has irritated the General People’s Conference (GPC) and resulted in a blitz attack against the District Director, Ali al-Yousefi when he tried to stop the summer camp by orders of Marib governor.
Resources fear that the Islah’s win of the sweeping majority in these three different governorates including, Marib and al-Jawf governorate might cause splitting headaches on the part of the ruling party where the tribes represent a political and military might.
This can be clearly detected through the GPC and Islah maneuvers.
In this context, the GPC has been seeking to win the trust of tribesmen residing in these governorates.
A prominent leading figure at the PGC in Marib said that the main reason behind the Islah’s superiority in these areas can be ascribed to its use of religion for political purposes and therefore could win the trust of most tribes.

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