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| Yemen voters elect new leader to end Saleh rule | Yemen voters elect new leader to end Saleh rule |
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| People in Yemen are voting to elect a new president to replace veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh. | |
| Voters are expected to rubber-stamp Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi - the only candidate in Tuesday's poll. | Voters are expected to rubber-stamp Vice-President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi - the only candidate in Tuesday's poll. |
| The poll comes after a year of violent anti-government protests in the Arabian peninsula's poorest country. | |
| Violence continued on Monday, with at least one polling station reportedly attacked in the south. One person is said to have been killed. | Violence continued on Monday, with at least one polling station reportedly attacked in the south. One person is said to have been killed. |
| Foregone conclusion | Foregone conclusion |
| The election follows a deal brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours. | The election follows a deal brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours. |
| Mr Saleh, who has been in office for 33 years, signed the agreement to step down - but only once a new president is elected. | |
| On Monday, he urged Yemenis to vote for Mr Hadi to ensure "a peaceful transition of power". | On Monday, he urged Yemenis to vote for Mr Hadi to ensure "a peaceful transition of power". |
| According to the election rules, there is no minimum turnout for the vote to be valid. In other words, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Sanaa, if only one person turns out to vote for him, Mr Hadi will still win. | According to the election rules, there is no minimum turnout for the vote to be valid. In other words, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Sanaa, if only one person turns out to vote for him, Mr Hadi will still win. |
| It all sounds like a bit of a farce, our correspondent adds. But he adds that the election is not much about choosing a new leader, it is about making sure that Mr Saleh is gone for good. | It all sounds like a bit of a farce, our correspondent adds. But he adds that the election is not much about choosing a new leader, it is about making sure that Mr Saleh is gone for good. |
| The new leader will face a daunting list of tasks - an ongoing rebellion in large chunks of the country, al-Qaeda militants and also widespread malnutrition among children and severe drought. | The new leader will face a daunting list of tasks - an ongoing rebellion in large chunks of the country, al-Qaeda militants and also widespread malnutrition among children and severe drought. |