Political parties in Yemen

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Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · Yemen is a one party dominant state in which the General People's Congress (GPC) holds power. Opposition parties are allowed and elections are regularly held, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.[citation needed] Legal status Yemen's Political Parties Law mandates that political parties be viable national organizations comprising at least 75 founders and 2,500 members and not restrict membership to a particular region.[1] The government provides financial support to political parties, including a stipend for newspaper publication.[1] Elections 2003–2006 The GPC captured 238 of 301 seats in parliament in the 2003 elections.[1] In the September 2006 elections for local and governorate councils, the GPC garnered 315 seats in the governorates (74 percent of the popular vote) and 5,078 local council seats (74 percent of the popular vote).[1] In the September 2006 presidential election, the JMP backed opposition candidate Faisal bin Shamlan, whose success in garnering 22 percent of the popular vote was viewed at the time as a first step in challenging the political stronghold of President Salih and the GPC.[1] However, disputes between the GPC and the JMP in 2007 over election law amendments, coupled with the JMP’s opposition to President Salih’s proposed democratic reform measures, have halted initial attempts to forge a dialogue between the two parties.[1] List of parties General People's Congress (al-Mu'tammar al-Sha'bi al-'Am) Yemeni Congregation for Reform, commonly known as Islah (al-Tajmu al-Yamani li al-Islah) Yemeni Socialist Party (Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation (al-Tantheem al-Wahdawi al-Sha'bi al-Nasseri) Arab Socialist Rebirth Party (Hizb al Baath al'Arabi al Ishtiraki) Hizb ut-Tahrir List of coalitions The National Council for the Forces of the Peaceful Revolution was declared on 17 August 2011, amidst the 2011 Yemeni uprising, to unite the opposition groups, parties, coalitions, and youth protesters. Among the 143 representatives elected to sit on it are leaders from Al-Islah, the South Yemen Movement, the Alliance of Yemeni Tribes, and the defected First Armoured Division.[2][3] The Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) was formed in 2005 by five opposition parties to effect political and economic reform.[1] It includes the northern-based, tribal, and Islamist-oriented Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) and the secular Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), which represents the remnants of the former South Yemeni leadership.[1] According to Al Jazeera English, it was formed in 2002 and includes Islah, Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), Hizb Al-Haq (a semi-religious party), the Unionist party, and the Popular Forces Union party.[4] The spokesperson as of 23 March 2011 is Muhammad Qahtan, who replaced Mohammed Al-Sabri.[5] The Common Forum includes the five biggest opposition groups in Yemen, including Reform, Socialist, Nasserist, Popular Force and al-Haq.[6][7] (Likely just another name for the JMP.) See also 2011 Yemeni uprising References ^ a b c d e f g h Country profile: Yemen. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (August 2008).  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. ^ "Yemen's National Council". Notes by Noon. 17 August 2011. http://notesbynoon.blogspot.com/2011/08/yemens-national-council-members.html?spref=tw. Retrieved 17 August 2011.  ^ "Yemen opposition forms council to lead transition". Khaleej Times. 17 August 2011. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/middleeast/2011/August/middleeast_August419.xml&section=middleeast. Retrieved 17 August 2011.  ^ Who's who in Yemen's opposition?, Al Jazeera English, 28 February 2011 ^ Yemen passes emergency laws to quell protests, The Guardian, 23 March 2011 ^ Yemen activists breaking new ground, BBC News, 2 February 2011 ^ Yemeni police struggle to break up clashing protesters, Al Arabiya News Channel, 14 February 2011 External links Who's who in Yemen's opposition?, Al Jazeera English, 28 February 2011 Yemen protests lack grassroots base, Jeb Boone (managing editor of the Yemen Times), OpEdNews.com, 30 January 2011 Yemeni youth movements consolidate, Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Yemen Times, 14 March 2011 Fear of the future in Yemen, Jacqueline Head, Al Jazeera English, 23 March 2011 Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Pseudocoremia suavis Thysanotus tuberosus Look at other dictionaries: List of political parties in Yemen — Political parties in Yemen lists political parties in Yemen. 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