Research Paper
AIDE MEMOIRE
Election system of the ARABE Spring
YEMEN
General Information
Article (5) of Constitution February 20, 2001: The political system of the Republic of Yemen is based on political and partisan pluralism in order to achieve a peaceful transformation of power.
Article (43) Constitution: The citizen has the right to elect and nominate himself as a candidate in an election, as well as the right to demonstrate his opinion in a referendum.
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 usually considered a dominant-party 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.
Yemen has universal suffrage for those age 18 and older. The constitution provides that the president be elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by parliament.
International observers to be generally open and competitive, there were reports of irregularities, such as underage and duplicate voting and the use of state funds to support GPC candidates three parties dominate the political spectrum of the country : The General People’s CongressThe Yemenite Socialist Party (YSP)The Yemeni Congregation for Reform (YCR)
Election Calendar
1993 parliamentary election, the first held after unification, the General People 's Congress won 122 of 301 seats.[37]:309
1999 presidential election, Saleh became Yemen 's first directly-elected president in, winning 96.2% of the vote.[37]:310 The only other candidate, Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha 'abi, was the son of Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi, a former President of South Yemen. Though a member of Saleh 's General People 's Congress (GPC) party, Najeeb ran as an independent.[45]
2006
Election system of the ARABE Spring
YEMEN
General Information
Article (5) of Constitution February 20, 2001: The political system of the Republic of Yemen is based on political and partisan pluralism in order to achieve a peaceful transformation of power.
Article (43) Constitution: The citizen has the right to elect and nominate himself as a candidate in an election, as well as the right to demonstrate his opinion in a referendum.
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 usually considered a dominant-party 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.
Yemen has universal suffrage for those age 18 and older. The constitution provides that the president be elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by parliament.
International observers to be generally open and competitive, there were reports of irregularities, such as underage and duplicate voting and the use of state funds to support GPC candidates three parties dominate the political spectrum of the country : The General People’s CongressThe Yemenite Socialist Party (YSP)The Yemeni Congregation for Reform (YCR)
Election Calendar
1993 parliamentary election, the first held after unification, the General People 's Congress won 122 of 301 seats.[37]:309
1999 presidential election, Saleh became Yemen 's first directly-elected president in, winning 96.2% of the vote.[37]:310 The only other candidate, Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha 'abi, was the son of Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi, a former President of South Yemen. Though a member of Saleh 's General People 's Congress (GPC) party, Najeeb ran as an independent.[45]
2006
References: http://www.yemen-nic.info/english_site/yemen/dostor.php, Presidency of the Republic; Wikipedia, Election system; http://www.medea.be/en/countries/, European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation http://www.electionguide.org/calendar.php)