Faraj Al-Bahsani, member of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and vice president of the Sothern Transitional Council STC, said in an interview on Sunday that it would be “difficult to unify the southern forces” under the coalition banner.
“The southern forces, whether affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), the forces in Hadramout, or any other force, will not accept this,” he added.
Bahsani, was previously governor of Hadramout, one of two provinces bordering Saudi Arabia which the STC had captured before being forced out.
The STC faces an uncertain future with reports that its leader has left the country, while a delegation it sent to Riyadh announced the group’s dissolution on Friday, though STC members elsewhere said that was done under duress.
Meanwhile, thousands rallied in support of STC in the city of Aden on Saturday, despite pro-Saudi officials prohibiting the gatherings.
The crowd waved the flag of former South Yemen, which was an independent state between 1967 and 1990, while others displayed portraits of STC president Aidarous Al-Zubaidi.