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Sana’a - Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi was elected Yemen's new president with 99.8 per cent of the vote, the head of the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum, Mohammed Hussein al-Hakimi, said Friday.
Hadi, 67, will replace Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was in power for 33 years.
Saleh is expected to attend Hadi's inauguration next week in the Yemeni capital Sana'a.
Al-Hakimi said more than 6.6 million voters cast their ballots on Tuesday, and put the turnout at about 65 per cent.
Hadi was the sole candidate in the early election, which was the result of a deal for the peaceful transfer of power signed in November by Saleh, 69, and the opposition.
According to the deal brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saleh agreed to relinquish power to Hadi in exchange for immunity from prosecution. The agreement followed months of violence as Saleh's regime cracked down on demonstrators calling for his ouster. - Sapa-dpa
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