VOL. XXXVI

NO. 36

7-JUNE-1993

YEMEN

Yemen Forms Coalition Government

Mr. Haidar Abu Bakr al-'Attas formed a 29-member coalition government inYemen, with the new cabinet roughly reflecting the political power achieved bythe three main parties in the country's first parliamentary elections held lastApril. The new cabinet continues to be dominated by President 'Ali 'Abd AllahSaleh's General People's Congress (GPC) with 15 portfolios. The Yemen SocialistParty (YSP) has nine posts, including that of...