Al-Thawry [Archives:2008/1132/Press Review]
Thursday, February 21
Top Stories
– Hashid, an independent MP, elected Chairman for Change Organization
– JMP leader: Doha Agreement should not have included secret terms, those speaking of it want the war to continue
– Relief Organization: Sa'ada children suffers from depression as a result of ongoing war
– JMP leaders review Doha Agreement, welcome efforts to end war
– Yemen protests against Sarkuzi's statement on refusal to shake hands with leaders not recognizing Israel
– Islah Party: There is no workable solutions to Yemen's problems except for parliamentary system, local governance and proportional list
Chairman of Islah Party's Judicial Board Sheikh Hassan Al-Ahdal said there are no workable solutions to Yemen's persisting problem except for adopting a parliamentary system, local governance with broader powers and the proportional list in elections since this list ensures real and equal representation for the different social groups in the elected councils, the weekly reported in a front page story.
Al-Ahdal pointed out that the parliamentary system, which his party needs to be applied in Yemen, is currently applied in Germany where two different systems merged like what happened in Yemen in 1990 when the then both different systems of governance merged, thanks to the Reunification. “Having an independent judiciary in Yemen like that in Europe is another possible solution to resolving the Yemeni problem,” he was quoted as saying. Al-Ahdal claimed that the JMP members give top priority to the country's political issue in their peaceful struggle, indicating that issues, once identified by the 1948 Revolution, have not been addressed until the moment.
According to Al-Ahdal, local governance and popular partnership in power were among the main objectives of Yemen's consecutive revolutions in 1948, 1955, 1962 and 1962. He criticized the authority for not taking a real initiative toward achieving these objectives and lashed out at opposition leaders for being indifferent toward what is happing in their homeland, urging them to join the continuant peaceful struggle until the country's issues are resolved.
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