Must-Reads from Around the World: February 21, 2012. Ballot for One - Yemen heads to the polls on Tuesday to replace long-time ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Interestingly, the only candidate on the ballot is Vice President Abd-Rabbua Mansour Hadi, who took power after Saleh stepped down in November. Voting in the capital of Sana’a has been peaceful, CNN reports. Violence has marred voting in the south, where at least six people have been killed in incidents at polling stations. The southern separatist movement called for a day of “civil disobedience,” the BBC reports. The Caravan - A Journal of Politics and Culture. Helter Skelter.