Two deputies prime minister and seven ministers
have resigned because they want to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections
planned for April 27.
They did not attend the weekly meeting of the Council of
Ministers on Tuesday.
The ministers were Awadh al Socotri of Electricity and Energy, Yahya al Shuaibi
of Civil Service and Insurance, Ahmed al Kuhlani, Minister of State for
Parliament and Shura Affairs, Nabil al Faqih of Tourism, Mansour al Hawshabi of
Agriculture and Irrigation and Hamoud Ubad of Youth and Sports and the deputies
were Rashad al Alimi and Sadiq Abu Ras.
The resignations come according to the article 60 of election law that calls
for senior officials who seek to run in elections to step down before candidacy.