Yemen election ensures Saleh's exit after 33 years

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Yemen election ensures Saleh's exit after 33 years

By Joseph Logan and Mohammed Mukhashaf

SANAA/ADEN | Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:49am EST

(Reuters) - Yemen pushed Ali Abdullah Saleh from power after 33 years on Tuesday, voting to install his deputy as president with a mission to rescue the nation from poverty, chaos and the brink of civil war.

Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the sole, consensus candidate, billed the election as a way to move on after months of mass protests against Saleh's rule, but the president's sons and nephews still command key army units and security agencies.

"Elections are the only exit route from the crisis which has buffeted Yemen for the past year," Hadi, Saleh's long-time right-hand and former army general, said after casting his vote.

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[Alamuti Lotus]

1. single-candidate farce, fully ensuring business-as-usual with no consequences to the old regime

this brilliant idea was brought to Yemen courtesy of the wahhabi dictators in Saudi Arabia & Qatar, well-known around the world as chief defenders of freedom and democracy..