Al-Thawry [Archives:2006/932/Press Review]
23 Mar 2006
Main headlines
– The government encounters peaceful protests with planes deal for fighting riot
– Nationwide education process halt, Teachers peaceful strike faced with government terrorization
– Politicians: Elections Commission insists on killing democracy
– MP al-Khabji: Threats will not prevent us from defending human rights
– Violations against Dailami, Muftah and Luqman
– Two killed and two injured in Lahj
The newspaper's political editor discusses action of the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum saying the announcement of the SCER of what it called the nominees for taking part in the committees of checking voter lists emphasizes its insistence on not only o being heedless of the opinions and warnings of the JMP parties but also to turn its back to he law that regulates the electoral process.
By such behavior the SCER arouses skepticism on progress of the electoral process and the premeditated intentions beforehand to influence the expected results of those elections. Practically this approach would lead to maintain the present situations or re-produce them. A matter which in case happened, will undermine all prospects we hope the elections will be an opportunity for effecting a genuine change towards spread of democracy, enhancement of political participation and laying the bricks for realization of peaceful transfer of power.
The parties of the JMP have clarified in their program for the political reform and the documents they have issued in this regard that there is no way for getting out of the current tense situations but by following the road of comprehensive political reform as a major approach for improving the general situations in various fields and reform all the courses. Such an opinion is no longer a monopoly of the JMP but rather common denomination of a large and wide sector of the public opinion, the political forces and civil society organizations. The parties of the JMP have clearly confirmed their opinion concerning the guarantee of holding competitive elections in order to come out with results accepted by all and defended by all.
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