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Yemen unity Govt sworn in
Yemen’s national unity Government, led by the opposition, was sworn in on Saturday to lead a three-month transition period until early elections are held and President Ali Abdullah Saleh formally steps down.
The official a news agency said the swearing-in ceremony took place at the Republican Palace in the capital Sanaa in the presence of Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
The new 34-member cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa, will carry out its duties until February elections, after which Hadi will take over the presidency for an interim two-year period as stipulated by a Gulf-sponsored deal drafted to resolve Yemen’s political crisis.
“Yemen expects this government to improve conditions for a peaceful life for citizens,” Hadi said, chairing a first cabinet meeting.
Yemen’s national unity Government, led by the opposition, was sworn in on Saturday to lead a three-month transition period until early elections are held and President Ali Abdullah Saleh formally steps down.
The official a news agency said the swearing-in ceremony took place at the Republican Palace in the capital Sanaa in the presence of Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
The new 34-member cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa, will carry out its duties until February elections, after which Hadi will take over the presidency for an interim two-year period as stipulated by a Gulf-sponsored deal drafted to resolve Yemen’s political crisis.
“Yemen expects this government to improve conditions for a peaceful life for citizens,” Hadi said, chairing a first cabinet meeting.
