Yemeni President Saleh Clings to Power as Allies Desert Him
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Ismail Aljelae is planning for the day when President Ali Abdullah Saleh steps down. He has formed a party and is training its members to run for parliamentary elections in a democratic Yemen.
Aljelae began thinking about forming the Democratic Future Party at the start of the anti-Saleh protests that erupted in February. Back then, he expected Saleh to last in power just a bit longer than Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was forced to step down 18 days after a popular uprising.