Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see Political parties in Yemen. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Yemen.| Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Abdullah Saleh - General People's Congress | 4,149,673 | 77.17 |
| Faisal Bin Shamlan - Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) opposition coalition | 1,173,075 | 21.82 |
| Others | 54,490 | 1.01 |
| Total valid votes (turnout 65.2%) | 5,377,238 | 100.00 |
| Invalid votes | 648,580 | |
| Total votes cast | 6,025,818 | |
| Registered voters | 9,248,456 | |
| Source: Yemen Times | ||
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| General People's Congress (al-Mu'tammar al-Sha'bi al-'Am) | 3,429,888 | 58.0 | 238 |
| Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Tajmu al-Yamani li al-Islah) | 1,333,394 | 22.6 | 46 |
| Yemen Socialist Party (Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) | 277,223 | 3.8 | 8 |
| Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation (al-Tantheem al-Wahdawi al-Sha'bi al-Nasseri) | 109,480 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Hizb al Baath al'Arabi al Ishtiraki) | 40,377 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Non-partisans | - | . | 4 |
| Total (turnout 76.0%) | 5,912,302 | 100.0 | 301 |
| Source: electionguide.org. A number of candidates elected as non-partisans joined MSA or Islah. Other sources give a different division of seats. | |||
In April 2003 parliamentary elections, the General People's Congress (GPC) maintained an absolute majority. International observers described the elections as "another significant step forward on Yemen’s path toward democracy; however, sustained and forceful efforts must be undertaken to remedy critical flaws in the country’s election and political processes." There were some problems with underage voting, confiscation of ballot boxes, voter intimidation, and election-related violence; moreover, the political opposition in Yemen has little access to the media, since most outlets are owned or otherwise controlled by the government.
- For an overview of the 2006 election results, see Elections in Yemen
The 2006 elections were described in positive wording, and the elections were monitored by a number of international observers. The EU's Election Observation Mission to Yemen has published this final report on the elections: Yemeni media reported on the 22.01.2007 that the opposition coalition JMP has set up a Shadow government "to play an effective role in the political, economic and social life". The ruling party GPC called upon the opposition to "acquaint themselves with constitutional systems before starting to talk every now and then about...rosy dreams and illusions".
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