Presidential Bid
On 2 July 2006 the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) opposition coalition officially announced that Bin Shamlan would be the JMP candidate for the presidential election of September 2006. In the election, held on September 20, bin Shamlan received about 22% of the vote according to official results.
See also: Yemeni presidential election, 2006Read more about this topic: Faisal Bin Shamlan
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