As we slowly approach the date of local council elections: WAR OF WORDS [Archives:2001/04/Front Page]

Less than one month away from the local council elections and referendum day, a war of words and accusations was waged between the ruling party, PGC and the Supreme Coordination Council, led by the YSP.
Jarallah Omar, Deputy Secretary General of the YSP stressed in his exclusive interview to Yemen Times that his party will live despite threats to dissolve it by the authorities. We will live on to the end, he told the Yemen Times.
The YSP decided on participating in the upcoming local council elections. However, the party has also decided to say NO to the constitutional amendments.
The YSP openly accused the Supreme Elections Committee of being biased for the ruling party. Jarallah Omar also accused the ruling party of using the resouces of the state for its own benefit, raising the question of whether there is any use of competition of opposition partie in the upcoming local council elections.
On the other hand, in another exclusive interview to Yemen Times, Dr. Abubakr Al-Qirbi, Head of the Political Department of the PGC described claims of those apposing the constitutional amendments as irreasonable and a result of the lack of fully understanding theconstitutional amendments. He also mentioned that whoever thinks that the public has lost faith in the PGC is probably living in his own fantasy.
In any case, It is expected that the war of words and accusations will continue and intensify as we approach the elections date on February 20, 2001.
Yemen Times made extensive interviews with the two prominent personalities, plus many others.
Check complete report on the Law and Diplomacy page.


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