Almotamar.net - Yemeni Al-Mithaq newspaper quoted reliable sources as mentioning that President Ali Abdullah Saleh , the Chairman of the General People's Congress GPC would ask the parliament in its present session period to accept the draft constitutional amendments pursuant to article 158 of Yemen constitution that authorizes the president of the republic and parliament demand for amending one or more of the constitution articles provided that the request should include causes and justifications calling for constitutional amendments. The parliament accepts in principle the draft amendments and approves them two months after the date of the parliament acceptance of the principle of amendments.

The sources clarified that the expected constitutional amendments include development of the political system, establishing the local rule of large powers and the legislative bicameral system.

The sources further said the amendments are necessitated by the national interest, development of the political system and expansion of people's participation through establishment of local rule with large powers.