Yemen
uprising
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| Mohammed Basindwa, a former member of President Saleh's ruling party, will lead the unity cabinet |
Yemen's
vice-president has issued a decree creating a national unity government to take
over from that of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Mr Saleh
transferred his powers to his vice-president last month under a deal to end
months of deadly unrest.
The
creation of the national unity government was part of the agreement.
The new
35-member cabinet will be headed by independent politician Mohammed Basindwa,
Yemen's state news agency Saba said.
The cabinet
posts will be equally divided between Mr Saleh's governing General Congress
Party and the opposition.
Members of
the Congress Party will head the ministries of defence, foreign affairs and
oil, while opposition politicians will lead the ministries of interior, finance
and information, AP reports.
The cabinet
also includes two women, one from each side.
Mr Basindwa
is a former member of the Congress party and held several cabinet positions,
including foreign and information minister before leaving about 10 years ago to
become an independent opposition figure.
Hundreds of
people have died this year in protests against the Mr Saleh's rule, who has
governed for more than three decades.
Early
elections are scheduled to take place on 21 February 2012.
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