Bahah Rejects ’Unconstitutional’ Dismissal by Fugitive Yemeni President

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Yemen’s former Prime Minister Khaled Bahah on Tuesday rejected his dismissal by fugitive President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, describing it as a "coup against legitimacy".

On Sunday, Hadi announced he had decided to dismiss Bahah, prime minister and vice president, because his government had "failed to ease the suffering of our people, resolve their problems and provide their needs", particularly in the "fields of economy, services and security".

Hadi appointed former Secretary General of the General People’s Congress party Ahmed bin Dagher as prime minister and General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar as vice president.

"There must be a general consensus on the appointment of a new prime minister in line with the Gulf Initiative," Bahah said in a statement on his official Facebook page on Tuesday.

"Accepting these arbitrary decisions is an abandonment of all governing authorities put in place for the transitional period and is a violation of the constitution of Yemen," the statement added.

"The political forces that support the constitution do not accept the coup led by President Hadi and the new government that was formed in an unlawful way," he added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team