Alwaght- Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi waits to speak during the signing of an agreement between the government and Ansarullah in Sana'a September 21, 2014.
According to Reuters, Yemen's main political groups, including Ansarullah, signed an agreement on Saturday mandating Mansour Hadi and Khaled Bahah to form a new government in an effort to defuse political tensions that have crippled the impoverished state.
Khaled Bahah as Yemeni Prime Minister will head the selection of the new ministers with consultation from President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, an statement emailed from the 13 political parties said.
"We, the political parties, ask Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Khaled Bahah to form a competent national government ... which is committed to the protection of human rights, rule of law and neutrality in the management of affairs of the country," the statement said.
The statement did not mention, when the new government would be formed, but a number of party members who were involved in the negotiations that led to Saturday's agreement said it could be in a few days or a week.
U.N. special envoy Jamal Benomar, who attended the meetings, told Reuters that under the agreement parties that do not have representatives in the president's advisory body will be allowed to nominate candidates for the different ministries.
"Following that the prime minister will choose the more competent candidates for each posting," said Benomar.
Ansarullah was among the groups who signed the agreement, according to the signatures on the agreement seen by Reuters.
Ansarullah gave Hadi an ultimatum on Friday to form a government in ten days or face "other options."
