Yemen

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced a reform initiative related to constitutional amendments that aims to 'create a full presidential system'. The ten point amendment plan includes proposals to reduce the presidential and parliamentary term by two years each - the former from seven to five years and the latter from six to four years - and to allocate 15% of the parliament's 301 seats to women. We welcome these developments as such changes should prove positive for Yemen's political reform process. However with Saleh also planning to abolish the post of prime minister and run the cabinet himself, we

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