Divisions in GPC leave Hadi politically isolated


As the National Dialogue Conference nears its conclusion, the deepening rift between Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the rest of the General People’s Congress (GPC) has left Hadi looking increasingly politically isolated. Hadi has been accused by former president – and GPC leader – Ali Abdullah Saleh and his allies of betraying the GPC by making too many concessions in backroom negotiations with the Sunni Islamist party Al-Islah; the GPC mainstream is opposing the extension of Hadi’s presidency, and wants him removed as secretary-general of the party.