Yemen opposition: Saleh could sign GCC deal Tuesday or Wednesday

Sana'a: Yemen's beleaguered president Ali Abdullah Saleh is due to sign the slightly modified version  of the GCC-brokered, a  senior figure in the opposition told Gulf News  Tuesday.

"Saleh could sign the deal within the next hours or  tomorrow. But we cannot say for sure that we would sign because he has changed his mind many times in the minutes," the source said.  

Transfer of powers to deputy

Under the deal, Saleh will transfer all of his powers to his deputy and he will remain a figurehead till a new president is elected after 90 days from Saleh's ratification of the deal.

"The opposition was reluctant to accept him to stay in power even without power, because it was against the wishes of the camping protesters," the source said.

Protesters have decried the deal many times and threatened  to  regard the opposition as part of the regime that seek to remove.