JMP demands reforming the electoral process [Archives:2008/1205/Local News]

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November 6 2008

By: Mohammed Bin Sallam
SANA'A Nov. 5 ) The Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), who are now six, have confirmed their objection to the government's resolution to endorse the current electoral system despite their previous agreements to implement European recommendations and apply the proportional list system in the upcoming elections.

In a statement issued this week, the JMP said, “these incomplete solutions have become one of the major obstacles to serious democracy and a factor that hinders the development of the democratic process.””

They called for national choices including “”the principal of national partnership