Polls open in Yemen with sole US-backed pres. candidate

February 21, 2012 by legitgov

Polls open in Yemen with sole US-backed pres. candidate [LOL!] 21 Feb 2012 'Voting' has begun in Yemen's presidential election with only one candidate on the ballot amid the opposition's call for the downfall of the entire regime. The polls opened Tuesday, with 12 million eligible voters, and the sole candidate Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The election is to put an end to Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule and formally transfer power to his assistant, Hadi. However, the country's major opposition groups, including the Southern Movement and the Southern Shia group have boycotted the election, demanding the removal of the regime that abounds with Saleh-era officials.