Mohamed Salem Basindwa Partners of the political settlement in Yemen are facing a severe crisis of trust, which hinders the transfer of power in the country according to the mechanisms established by the Gulf initiative, Yemeni political sources told 'Arabstoday.'
Sources pointed out that the crisis has frozen 80 per cent of the Government of National Reconciliation's activities. The problem affected both the General People's Congress Party (GPC) and his allies on one side, and the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) and their partners, led by Mohamed Salem Basindwa on the other.
Many of the ministers in the government of reconciliation, especially those belonging to JMP, do  not have total control over the affairs of their ministries, as some of them oppose reform and some other are against the dismissal of former the leaders accused of corruption and bad management.  
The same sources added that the new Minister of Interior Abdul Qader Qahtan, who belongs to the JMP, was and still is unable to fully run his ministry, as the relatives of former president Saleh are still running most of the security services.
The Information Minister Ali Ahmed Amrani is facing great pressure by pro-Saleh tribal groups, who control a number of state media channels, most notably, Al-Thawra press institution.
Other ministries suffer from the same situation, including ministries run by leaders belonging to the GPC.
The same sources believe that there is also a conflict among parties of the political settlement, represented by the GPC and the JMP, as well as a conflict among President Saleh's loyalists, which limits the work of each party.
The countries sponsoring the political settlement asked the JMP to be "patient, and to conduct the state's affairs, even if at a minimum," as they fear a worsening of the situation, which would create a justification for stopping the presidential election scheduled for February 21
The US ambassador in Sanaa Gerald Firestein confirmed that the process of implementing the Gulf initiative and its Executive Mechanism is supervised by 11 countries, and pointed that the US and the international community are “following matters relating to the elections and we are optimistic that they will be successful."