Al-Wahdawi [Archives:2007/1108/Press Review]
Tuesday, November 27
Top Stories
– JMP has a unified stance for rejecting government's proposal to amend election law, says JMP Spokesman
– Newly established Local Community Development Institution pledges to outperform other NGOs
– Dhamar educational inspectors to protest against procedures delaying hardship allowances
– NUPO leader call on government to withdraw proposal to amend election law
– First batch of Yemeni pilgrims arrives in Jeddah Airport
– JMP and independent parliamentary blocs release statement about ruler's coupe against democracy
Partisan plurality in Yemen constitutes one of the national principles that accompanied establishment of Reunification in May 1990 while democratic practices remain functioning as the front valve for the unity, the weekly said in a critical article on its front page. It added that the Yemeni Constitution confirms that the political regime in the country is based on pluralism, thereby increasing competition between political parties and forces in convenient atmospheres, but such did not happen in real life situation.
The weekly went to say that the constitution stressed the necessity of having an independent and neutral Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum. It added that the Election Law stipulates that all the supervisory and sub committees, concerned with election management, shall not be formed from a single party in order to ensure the minimum level of integrity.
According to the weekly, JMP and independent blocs at Parliament were shocked to see the General People Congress's government submitting a proposal to amend the election law, whith SCER to be formed from judges. The opposition parties accused the regime of planning a coupe against democracy and public liberties.
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