Saturday, February 25, 2012

Yemen's new president takes oath to replace Saleh

By msnbc.com news services

SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's new president Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi was sworn in before the country's parliament, replacing Ali Abdullah Saleh who ruled the country for 33 years before leaving office in a power transfer deal aimed at ending over a year of political turmoil.

Hadi, who was Saleh's vice president, took the constitutional oath of office Saturday following a presidential election earlier in the week. He stood as the sole candidate to replace Saleh in a U.S.-backed power transfer deal brokered by Gulf neighbors.


The election, where more than 60 percent of eligible voters had taken part, makes Saleh the fourth Arab autocrat to be removed from power in more than a year of mass uprisings and war that have redrawn the political map of the Middle East.

Hadi's inauguration is scheduled for Monday, which Saleh is to attend. Saleh returned to Yemen on Friday after seeking treatment in the United States for injuries suffered in an assassination attempt last year.

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Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Source: http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/25/10503201-yemens-new-president-takes-oath-of-office

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