Page 33 - What Kind of Yemen ?

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

Yemen is one of those countries hit by separationist winds. The

South Yemen Movement, founded in early 2007, has declared its desire
to break away from the North, claiming that the 'South's national
resources have been exploited by the central government'. To help
address the issue, the Yemeni government has chosen to move to a fed-
eralized system of governance in order to prevent a breakaway.
According to the plan, Sana'a was going to be the federal capital
city while Aden would be given a different status, as it is a commercial

center. Yemen would be officially divided into six states; four states in
the north and two in the south to be ruled by their own federal govern-
ments. This plan was also said to be giving the states independent judi-
cial and executive powers, and would come into effect if approved
with a referendum.
But will this new system really be a solution to the problems of
Yemen?
To understand that, we first have to examine what powers will be
given to the states and what kind of ties will be built between the states

and the federal capital city of Sana'a. This has yet to be clarified.

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