Parliament Votes With Majority for Constitutional Amendments [Archives:2000/47/Front Page]

MPs voted with majority for the draft of constitutional amendments yesterday. The MPs that attended were 284. Those who voted were 276 and the members that opposed the amendments were 17.
Last weeks have witnessed hot discussions and arguments among the Yemeni political forces about the amendments that were opposed by the Supreme Coordination Council of Opposition parties. The Yemeni Congregation for Reform, that had opposed those amendments earlier, but accepted them two days before voting. The draft presented by the President of the Republic included terms that involve the Consultative Council in some authorities of the Parliament like ratifying economic, social drafts and international agreements and conventions.

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