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Yemeni president to hold emergency parliament meeting
Feb 1, 2011, 20:06 GMT
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is to address an emergency meeting of the two chambers of the parliament on Wednesday, one day ahead a 'day of rage' called for by opposition parties, official sources said.
The sources told the German Press Agency dpa that Saleh has called for a joint meeting of the country's House of Deputies and Shura Council.
Saleh was to discuss 'issues and developments of interest to the nation and citizens' with parliamentarians, the official Saba news agency reported.
Opposition parties have called for demonstrations across the country on Thursday to call on Saleh to step down.
Inspired by protests that toppled Tunisia's president last month and now threaten to topple Egypt's president, thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Sana'a on January 27 to demand that Saleh, who has been in power for 32 years, leave office.
On Wednesday Saleh is expected to discuss his plans to run for re- election when his current term ends in 2013, opposition sources said.
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