SANA'A: Sources close to the coalition government have revealed to Bikyamasr.com that Yemen's Vice-President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi is slowly losing faith, disenchanted with the slow-pace-political-progress and the constant road blocks put forward by the country's divided political factions. The man who is set to become Yemen's newly elected President in less than two weeks complained at a Cabinet meeting that the country was in a “pitiful state” and that none of the clauses of the GCC-brokered power-transfer initiative had been respected or implemented. Despite all parties agreeing to an immediate withdrawal of their armed militants from the streets of the capital, Sana'a, and other major flashpoints of the revolution, checkpoints and barricades are still dividing Yemeni cities into zone of influence. Despite endless negotiations with the Marib tribes, the ministry of electricity was unable to restore power to the capital, as armed militias continue to target the power lines in a bid to disrupt the country's return to normality, forcing residents to rely on alternative sources of power. To add insult to injury, protesters feel they have been left out from the GCC agreement and are now contesting the legitimacy of the coming election, saying that it is a “farce,” arguing that a single candidate ballot does not equate to democracy. “Even if Hadi is indeed the chosen coalition candidate it doesn't mean that Yemenis agree. Once again politicians are making all the decisions without consulting the very people who started this revolution. If the country is to move forward the government needs to listen to its people and act upon their demands. Otherwise we will be back in a year time,” said an Independent Youth leader. Officials also revealed under cover of anonymity that VP Hadi was having difficulty making himself heard as many of the remnants of the regime, essentially President Ali Abdullah Saleh's relatives were dismissing him. “Despite the fact that he is Yemen's leader with Saleh out of the picture he is not Yemen's de facto Head of State. Ahmed Ali Saleh, the President's eldest son, his uncle and cousins are controlling 90 percent of the armed forces, he cannot do anything without their approval … and then there is the al-Ahmar family he needs to tip-toe around as well. The situation is very complicated and it's getting to him,” said one of Saleh's former advisers. More troubling yet, the southern secessionist movement and al-Houthis Shia militants in the North are refusing to recognize VP Hadi as their legitimate leader, threatening to wage war if their grievances are not heard and acted upon. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/cdyYp Tags: Elections, Faith, Hadi, Politics Section: Latest News, Yemen
