Houthi put forward four demands for the Yemeni government to pull the country out of the current crisis during a televised address. The demands included correcting "mistakes" in the Constitution, speeding up the implementation of the National Dialogue Conference's (NDC) results and immediately solving security issues, especially in Yemen's Marib governorate, which is exposed to al-Qaeda activities.
Houthi warned the president not to address other countries with requests for assistance in suppressing his people.
The NDC General Secretariat published the draft guidelines for a new constitution, which provide for the transformation of the Republic of Yemen into a federation comprising of six regions, four in the north and two in the south. Wherein the capital of Yemen, Sanaa, will be bestowed a special status and will not belong to any of the newly formed regions. The southern seaport of Aden is to get special economic and administrative status within the Aden governorate.
Yemen has seen a wave of unrest recently. Confrontations in the country commenced on Saturday, after the presidential chief of staff, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, and two of his guards were kidnapped. Houthi rebels are suspected to be behind the abduction.
Fierce fighting continued on Wednesday in and around Sanaa after Houthi rebels stormed the presidential residence overnight.
The Houthi are a major opposition force in the country and were instrumental in removing former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh from office in 2012. In September 2014, the insurgency spread to Sanaa and central and western parts of the country.
