Yemen Parliamentary Elections Postponement
Acting Deputy Spokesman Duguid (Mar. 3): "The United States views with deep concern and disappointment the decision by Yemen’s ruling and opposition parties to postpone the April 2009 Parliamentary elections for two years. It is difficult to see how a delay of this duration serves the interests of the Yemeni people or the cause of Yemeni democracy." Full Text
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