The political crisis over forming the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) is still ongoing between the political forces represented in the ruling party, the General People Congress (GPC) and opposition parties, Joint Meeting Parties (JMP).

At the meantime, the ruling party is threatening to move on to form the SCER alone if opposition parties do not commit themselves to the scheduled time, especially when GPC signed agreements with what is known as the National Council for Opposition (NCO) including 13 parties.

In this regard, head of GPC Media Circle Tareq Al-Shami told the Yemen Post that the JMP delegated Islah party's secretary general Abdul Wahab Al-Anesi to negotiate the matter on their behalf.

Al-Shami continued that they agreed on all points which had been a source of debate; however, the opposition does not want to set the measures for forming the SCER in an effort to hinder the political and democratic process in the country.

He also called JMP for a political reconciliation as for the measures and steps required for forming the SCER and setting the electoral mechanism and rules.

In return, JMP called for a wide national gathering for rescuing the country. This comes in an effort for intensifying their criticizing address against the ruling party. It also prompted Al-Anesi to describe it as party dominated by corrupt and rude.

Al-Anesi also described referring the amendment project of elections law before reaching an agreement with opposition forces to be one of the crisis which are unrecognized by the ruling party. He further referred to the South Yemen issue.

However, the last meeting resulted in forming a preparatory committee led by Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahmar together with other six members who are tasked with continuing the dialogue.

The intensification of opposition forces' address comes in reaction to a meeting that involved the GPC's General Committee headed by President Saleh last Thursday.

The meeting demanded the parliament members to speed up forming the SCER, especially when the forthcoming parliamentary elections are at the doorsteps; however, parliament has not held any serious sessions for discussing the project.

Opposition sources stated to the Yemen Post that the real opposition is that which has a representation in parliament, warning against playing with card of opposition under poor names referring in this to the coalition involving the GPC and NCO.

The GPC acting secretary general Abdul Rahman Al-Akwa'a revealed that his party is being pressurized and blackmailed by some political parties to force concessions in their side.