Yemen's Leader Pledges Not to Seek Re-Election

Yemen's Leader Pledges Not to Seek Re-Election
Laura Kasinof and Nada Bakri, The New York Times News Service: "President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen said Wednesday that he would not run for re-election when his term ends in 2013. The announcement was a stunning concession to protesters and another reverberation of the popular anger that has rocked the Arab world in recent weeks. Mr. Saleh, an American ally who has been in office for 32 years, said that his eldest son, Ahmed, who heads the elite Republican Guard, would not seek the presidency either. Opponents of the government had feared that Mr. Saleh would try to pass power to his son."
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