Dr. Al Iryani
Yemen Online is “associated with” al Iryani as we know, so here he is as McBeth, really:
The True Picture of GPC and JMP negotiations and the role Dr. Al-Iryani played. YemenOnline exclusive. – Negotiations between the General People’s Congress GPC and the Joint meeting Parties JMP has been conducted for quite sometime while the political street awaited a solution.
YemenOnline exclusively reports what was going on behind the scenes regarding Yemen democratic experience.
The picture:
1) During the meeting of the General Committee of the General People’s Congress, Dr. Al-Iryani shows his objection, saying” Democracy is not Solo, and the International Community will not acknowledge elections carried out without the participation of the opposition parties.”
2) Couple of weeks later, the President convenes for a GPC and JMP meeting, and formed a Joint committee.
3) Next day, during the dialogue, Dr. Al-Iryani rejects adopting the Quota in carrying out the elections because of the insufficient time available for constitutional amendments to be made, saying” Democracy can not be shelved.”
4) Dialogue stops, and accusations are pored over Dr. Al-Iryani.
5) The President interferes.
6) Dialogue is resumed, and Dr. Al-Iryani presents points that could be agreed upon. JMP welcomes.
7) Dr. AL-Iryani suggests fixing a date for carrying out the elections in 2009.
8) JMP demands 2 years postponement.
9) Dr. Al-Iryani agrees on just one year postponement.
10) The Socialist Party rejects.
11) The President assigns a committee of GPC to find time alternatives.
12) The Committee agrees on 2 years postponement.
13) Dr. Al-Iryani prepares, in collaboration with the JMP, the final agreement wording.
14) Dr. Al-Iryani enters the meeting of the General Committee, announcing” Our condolence over Democracy.”
15) GPC and JMP arrives at an agreement.
16) The International community is surprised at the prolonged term.
17) Al-Iryani = Macbeth.
AFP: The deal reached on Tuesday aims to end a standoff with the opposition, which had threatened to boycott the scheduled April 27 election if their demands were not met.
One MP said the accord “stipulates a move from the presidential to a parliamentary system and amending the electoral law to allow for a proportional vote by a list instead of a single candidate constituency.”
It also calls for “the amendment of the law governing central authority to change it into a decentralised system,” laying the groundwork for new local and parliamentary elections in two years, said the MP, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
