Yemeni president and the elections

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has stressed that the Yemeni government will honor the decision of the Yemenis concerning constitutional amendment and local councils elections.

In statements to the press after he cast his vote on Tuesday in one of the schools at the capital Sanaa, President Saleh added "we will honor the will of the Yemeni people towards amending the constitution or electing members of the new local councils."

On Tuesday the Yemenis cast their votes for extending the term of office for the Yemeni President from five years to seven years and the session of the Parliament to six years.

Earlier in the day, 5.6 million Yemenis went to the voting boxes to elect their representatives at the municipality council for the first time since the unification of the two parts of Yemen and to cast their votes in the referendum concerning the Presidential and legislative terms.

The voting boxes were closed on Tuesday evening which was declared as a day off.

Worthy mentioning that some 23,000 candidates including 120 women are competing for local consultants posts which are 732 seats at the local councils to be carried out for the first time since the unification of the northern and southern parts of Yemen in 1990.

The project states to extend the presidency term from 5 to 7 years to be renewed for one time and the term of office for parliament members from 4 to 6 years.

The project also states to offer the consultation council which was established in 1997 and the Presidents appoints its members, some legislative authorities.