Almotamar.net - Vote on draft amendments of the elections and referendum law in Yemen was postponed by the parliament Saturday to unspecified date. It was supposed to be put to vote today Saturday.

Sources told almotamat.net the postponement move was taken in response of the political parties to call of the President of the republic�s call to dialogue on the 4h parliamentary election in Yemen scheduled to be held on 27 April 2009. The sources mentioned that a dialogue is underway between the General People�s Congress GPC and the Joint Meeting parties JMP began on Saturday and leaked information indicates of signs of agreement between the two sides.

On the other hand members of parliament received today a letter signed a number of religious men, t the forefront of who is the member of the Higher Body of the Islah Party, the President of Al-Eman University Sheikh Abdulmajid al-Zandani. The message mentioned that limiting girls marriage is a restraint f what the Sharia permitted , considering the amendment of the article in the law of personal status on determining marriage age by 17 years is unconstitutional a the Islamic Law id the source of legislations , according to the constitution of Yemen.

It is worth to mention that the amendment that the parliament has previously approved has been returned to parliament for more deliberations in response to proposal by MPs from the specialized committee and the Islah bloc.