Houthi leader: Transitional council can end political vacuum in Yemen
Iran Press TV
Sat Feb 7, 2015 2:26PM
The leader of Shia Houthi fighters in Yemen says formation of a transitional council can foil all conspiracies as it would put an end to the political vacuum in the Arab country.
"Formation of a transitional council is a move to foil all conspiracies," as it would fill the "power vacuum" created in Yemen following the resignation of President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a public address on Saturday.
The Houthi leader added that there were hands of certain powers behind the resignation of president and prime minister, saying they wanted to bring about a power vacuum and "disrupt all state institutions."
He, however, stressed that the Yemeni people are determined to achieve their "legitimate goals" and fulfill their "just demands."
Houthi also said that the door of cooperation and partnership is now open to all political factions which are willing to work.
On Friday, Yemen's Ansarullah movement announced a constitutional declaration on Transitional National Council, which is to replace Yemen's parliament.
The constitutional declaration added that the transitional National Council will be set up to elect the presidential council in a bid to end the country's persisting political deadlock.
In September 2014, Ansarullah fighters gained control of the capital city of Sana'a, following a four-day battle with army forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, the half-brother of the country's former dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The Ansarullah revolutionaries say the Yemeni government has been incapable of properly running the affairs of the country and providing security.
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