Political groups taking part in Yemen's National Dialogue Conference
(NDC) once again discussed the future of south Yemen on Saturday, with the
emergence of two different schools of thought as to the future of the region.Some parties backed the idea of giving people living in the southern
areas their right
Political groups taking part in Yemen's National Dialogue Conference
(NDC) once again discussed the future of south Yemen on Saturday, with the
emergence of two different schools of thought as to the future of the region.Some parties backed the idea of giving people living in the southern
areas their right
Arab Today\Sanaa - Ali Rabea
Political groups split over future of the region
Political groups split over future of the region
to self-determination, and a vote on whether they want to
split away from the northern territories. Other groups proposed the
establishment of a federal government.
General People's Congress (GPC), the party of former president Ali
Abdullah Saleh, and the Islamist Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Islah)
supported the federal state proposal. The Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) said the
issue could only be resolved with a second conference where delegates are divided equally between the north and the south.
Al-Islah's proposal was based on a federal state, composed of several regions divided on national, political, geographic, demographic and
economic aspects.
The Islamist party outlined the authority of the federal state, and
advocated the formation of two separate legislative councils. The first of the
two councils would be the House of Representatives, which is directly elected using a proportional list system, whilst the second would be the
Federation Council which has a number of representatives from every region.
GPC's presented a similar proposal, with a number of federal states
managing their internal affairs, including an independent court system and
legal identity. It added that every region should have a local government that
is responsible for running its day-to-day affairs.
The party also said that the region of Aden should be Yemen's financial
capital, for the benefit of the national economy.
YSP said that the southern issue could only be resolved with a second
transition period, where representatives from both sides are equally
represented. The party set a three year deadline for such a debate. In the
meantime, the socialist group demanded the formation of a transitional
government divided equally between the north and the south.
Representatives of the South Yemen Movement demanded that southern
populations are given their right to self-determination thorough a referendum.
In the week ahead, some of the other political groups participating in
the national dialogue will present their proposals regarding the southern
issue. Their suggestions would be analysed by a committee which would then be
tasked with agreeing on one course of action before the end of the dialogue on
September 18. The final decision would form part of the draft constitution,
which will be put to the people in a referendum next year.
The Islamist party outlined the authority of the federal state, and
advocated the formation of two separate legislative councils. The first of the
two councils would be the House of Representatives, which is directly elected using a proportional list system, whilst the second would be the
Federation Council which has a number of representatives from every region.
In the week ahead, some of the other political groups participating in
the national dialogue will present their proposals regarding the southern
issue. Their suggestions would be analysed by a committee which would then be
tasked with agreeing on one course of action before the end of the dialogue on
September 18. The final decision would form part of the draft constitution,
which will be put to the people in a referendum next year.
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