ASSESSMENTS

Yemen's President Will Not Seek Re-election

Feb 2, 2011 | 19:13 GMT

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Summary

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said he would not seek another term, stepping down after the next presidential election in 2013. Saleh, worried about the spread of the Egyptian unrest, is going on the defensive, attempting to placate the opposition to avoid a crisis, but his conciliatory gesture is likely to only embolden opposition groups in the country.

Ali Abdullah Saleh announced Feb. 2 that he would step down from the presidency in two years....

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