Compared with the pre-war arrangement, this would theoretically expand the powers of the prime minister and reduce the executive authority of the Presidency. [...] According to Salem al-Awlaqi, head of the STC-affiliated National Media Authority for the South, the group justified its objection by claiming that the second chairman of the Legal Committee, Hamoud al-Hattar, was appointed without the full consent of the council, and that the document granted chairman Rashad al- Alimi powers beyond those granted to him by the declaration that formed the council. [...] A Yemeni politician aware of the council’s work, and who was granted anonymity in order to speak freely, said that the STC blocked passage of the regulations because two of its own proposals were dismissed: the appointment of a first deputy in the PLC, which would clearly designate a second in command after the chairman; and the annual rotation of the positions of council chairman and first deputy. [...] The worsening tension between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a side effect of the PLC’s formation and the removal of former president Hadi, a powerful actor in the south, and the expansion of Emirati influence in southern Yemen, also bodes poorly for the future of the executive body. [...] This analysis is part of a series of publications produced by the Sana’a Center and funded by the government of the Kingdom of The Netherlands.
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