Divisions in GPC leave Hadi politically isolated
Issue 954
- 20 Sep 2013
| 6 minute read
As the National Dialogue Conference nears its conclusion, the deepening rift between Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the rest of the General People’s Congress (GPC) has left Hadi looking increasingly politically isolated. Hadi has been accused by former president – and GPC leader – Ali Abdullah Saleh and his allies of betraying the GPC by making too many concessions in backroom negotiations with the Sunni Islamist party Al-Islah; the GPC mainstream is opposing the extension of Hadi’s presidency, and wants him removed as secretary-general of the party.
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