Al-Sahwa [Archives:2006/964/Press Review]
13 Jul 2006.
Main headlines
– Bin Shamlan: Future is for the JMP
– Heated competition for the president post
– Allaw accuses the Parties Committee of selectivity and partiality
– Al-Sharaabi: The principles agreement, a reference for solving the electoral problems
– Workers of the free zone stage labor strike
– Palestine tragedy and the world silence
– Attack with bombs and shots on the house of the head of Islah branch at constituency 37
Columnist Zaid As-Shami writes an article discussing and commenting on the JMP's nomination of Faisal Bin Shamlan as its candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. He says the people's circles, as the bases of the JMP, have received with satisfaction the announcement of Mr Shamlan presidential candidate of the JMP. Mr Shamlan shares the JMP its realistic political and economic visions and ambitions to deliver the country from the state of deterioration led by the General People's Congress (GPC).
Choosing an independent candidate is considered in favor of the JMP especial in reply to statements by some influential personalities that the JMP leadership dos not want political reforms but rather seeking for positions and posts and self interests. By nominating an independent candidate the JMP proved that even at the availability of an opportunity the JMP has not pounced upon it and its leaders have not differed about the question. They have rather nominated to the post who the found capable of bearing the responsibility. The Yemenis are in need of a president for all of them and not for one party. Those who wrote the constitution have escaped from their minds the text that stipulates that who is elected to the post of president of the republic should resign from partisanship because his wide authorities could enable him to use all potentials of the state for his party and thus the people is divided into patriotic and traitors. Even the governorates have been described as faithful and heroic and others not. The governorates where the ruling party has majority representation are deemed heroic and loyal and the governorates where the opposition wins they are not.
The JMP has chosen Bin Shamlan from a list of names whereas the GPC was unable to nominate more than one candidate.
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