That move had delayed a deal that Qatar brokered in February between Hamas and Fatah that envisioned the appointment of a transitional government that would rule both the West Bank and Gaza in preparation for elections.
For a country not only burdened by debt but closer to default than ever before, his appointment at the helm of a transitional government in Athens would be widely welcomed.
His appointment was criticised by the country's weak transitional government, as well as by America and Ethiopia: Sheikh Aweys led a Somali outfit that has been accused of links with al-Qaeda and terrorism in east Africa.
His appointment is intended to broaden support for Somalia's weak transitional government, which is facing armed resistance from several radical Islamist groups.
But in a vastly more settled time for classical music in America, the regencies of Leonard Bernstein (1958-69), Zubin Mehta (1978-91), and Kurt Masur (1991-2002) seemed like eras unto themselves, while the Lorin Maazel (2002-09) and Gilbert appointments have always had, for me at least, a more transitional character.
The transitional government's Parliament, an often fickle and unpredictable group, must approve Mr. Ali's appointment.
They want the results of the run-off to be declared illegitimate and to see the appointment of a special envoy to lead mediation, and to prepare for a transitional government and for new, fair, elections.
African heads of state on Wednesday refused to recognize rebel leader Michel Djotodia's self-appointment as president of Central African Republic, calling instead for the creation of a new transitional body to guide the country to elections.
They would allow citizens to be detained longer without charges being filed against them; the appointment of judges by a commission influenced by Correa supporters; and the creation of a so-called Transitional Judiciary Council, expected to be dominated by the president's supporters, to speed certain judicial reforms.
The principal conditions it set for this bargain to come into effect were the completion of the constitution drafting process suspended when the opposition laid siege to the constituent assembly on 26 July 2013 and appointment of an independent electoral committee to oversee the legislative and presidential elections that may finally bring the tumultuous transitional phase to a close.
