Yemen's Saleh to Step Down?"

Via "friday-lunch-club"
 

"... Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reached an agreement to step down after opposition offered a 5-point plan earlier on Wednesday in which it demanded the president leave office within the next nine months.

“The leadership has reached an initial agreement on the five points, an official statement is due tomorrow,” a government official said. Another government official said,“ details are being worked out.” The five-point plan stated the president must leave power by the end of this year and all political parties in Yemen would confer on the best means to transfer power democratically. It is not clear if the offer has changed after discussions today.

The plan also stated that Yemenis should be allowed to protest peacefully without fear of violence, a committee should be formed to investigate attacks against protesters, and that the families of all protesters killed or injured should be compensated for by the State...."

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