Parliament extends local councils term four years

SANA'A, Nov. 23 (Saba) - Parliament passed on Sunday an amendment
stipulated extending the term of the current local councils four
years.

The extension will begin from the date of the expiration of the
current local councils, according to the amendment law draft for
article 171 of law No. 25 for 2002 concerning the amendment of the
Local Council Law No. 4 for 2000.

The amendment also provided that internal elections of the
Secretary-General and heads of specialized committees should be held
in half of the tenure of local councils.

Under the chairmanship of the Speaker Yahya al-Rae'i, the Parliament
also ratified the extra finance agreement for updating Civil Service
signed between the government and the International Finance
Corporation (IFC) worth $ 14 million.