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Yemen

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Yemen Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government. ... yemen coa public This work is copyrighted. ... Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Yemen conventional short form: Yemen local long form: ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮﺭﯾّﺔ ﺍﻟﯿﻤﻦ‬ (Al-Jumhuriyyah al-Yamaniyah) local short form: ‫ﺍﻟﯿﻤﻦ‬ (Al-Yaman) Data code: YM Government type: republic Capital: Sanaa Administrative divisions: 17 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, Adan, Al Bayda, Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf...

Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990-present) See also: President of North Yemen, President of South Yemen Categories: Government stubs | Lists of office-holders | Yemen ... Ali Abdullah Saleh with Dick Cheney Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Salih (born March 21, 1942) is the current President of Yemen. ... The Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government in that country. ... Abdul Qadir Bajamal (Abd-al-Qadir Abd-al-Rahman Ba-Jammal) (born 1946) has been the Prime Minister of Yemen since 31 March 2001. ... The Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) is the legislature. ... Political parties in Yemen lists political parties in Yemen. ... North Yemen The geography and ruling Imams of north Yemen kept the country isolated from foreign influence before 1962. ...

Elections in Yemen gives information on election and election results in Yemen. An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...


Yemen elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. The Assembly of Representatives of Yemen (Majlis al-Nuwaab) has 301 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies. Yemen is a one party dominant state with the General People's Congress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State in many Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas and many more, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) is the legislature. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A dominant-party system is a party system where only one political party can realistically become the government, by itself or in a coalition government, because all other parties are too weak. ... The General Peoples Congress is the ruling political party in Yemen. ... This politics-related article is a stub. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...


Latest elections

Summary of the 23 September 1999 Yemen presidential election results
Candidates - Nominating parties Votes %
Ali Abdullah Saleh - General People's Congress 96.3
Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi 3.7
Total (turnout %) 100.0
Source: Source: SABA News
Summary of the 27 April 2003 Yemen Assembly of Representatives election results
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 Rebirth 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.

Ali Abdullah Saleh with Dick Cheney Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Salih (born March 21, 1942) is the current President of Yemen. ... The General Peoples Congress is the ruling political party in Yemen. ... The Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) is the legislature. ... The General Peoples Congress is the ruling political party in Yemen. ... The Yemeni Congregation for Reform (al-Tajmu al-Yamani li al-Islah) is a political party in Yemen. ... The Yemen Socialist Party (Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) is a political party in Yemen. ... The Nasserite Unionist Peoples Organisation (al-Tantheem al-Wahdawi al-Shabi al-Nasseri) is a political party in Yemen. ... The Arab Socialist Rebirth Party (Hizb al Baath alArabi al Ishtiraki) is a political party in Yemen. ...

See also

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

  • Adam Carr's Election Archive

  Results from FactBites:
 
General Elections Law No. (27) 1996 (9110 words)
Elections committees: The main committee and subcommittees which are responsible for administering the elections starting with the candidacy applications through the balloting process and up to the tallying of votes.
Election District: The area which is part of the election districts of the republic and where the citizens exercise their electoral rights in accordance with the constitution and the provisions of this law.
The supreme elections committee shall also be informed so as to ensure that the name of the person concerned is deleted from the roster of eligible voters in his/he former electoral district.
Election in Yemen a Test of Democracy | NDI Action (679 words)
These elections were seen as a critical step in establishing a non-partisan and transparent electoral process that political parties and Yemeni citizens perceive as legitimate, therefore increasing their willingness to abide by and respect the results of the polls.
In 2001, the Supreme Court of Elections and Referenda (SCER) was established as an independent electoral authority to administer and oversee elections.
Although no one expected the presidential and local elections to have been flawless, they nonetheless were seen to be a gauge of progress for the country, and an indication of what areas will require the most work in the future.
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