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Election day in pictures [Archives:2006/983/Reportage]

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September 21 2006
Having a say about their future, Yemeni women voters constitute 42% of registered voters. Photo by Yasser Al-Maysi
Having a say about their future, Yemeni women voters constitute 42% of registered voters. Photo by Yasser Al-Maysi
Young Yemeni men exercising their electoral rights. Photo by Yasser Al-Maysi
Young Yemeni men exercising their electoral rights. Photo by Yasser Al-Maysi
One soldier puts his vote on his most valuable possession his AK-47. Photo by Glyn Goffin
One soldier puts his vote on his most valuable possession his AK-47. Photo by Glyn Goffin
The voting thumbs left behind to show who has cast their ballot. Photo by Glyn Goffin
The voting thumbs left behind to show who has cast their ballot. Photo by Glyn Goffin
Final rally for bin Shamlan in Sanaa. Photo by Khalil Al-Khaubari
Final rally for bin Shamlan in Sanaa. Photo by Khalil Al-Khaubari
The voting day selection sheet with the five presidential candidates. Photo by Glyn Goffin
The voting day selection sheet with the five presidential candidates. Photo by Glyn Goffin
Voting day came with excitement in Sana'a. The final week saw JMP and GPC rallies in the capital to build momentum for each candidate as voting day approached. The voting day holiday brought a focus to the polling stations with long lines of people waiting to cast their vote, and turn their thumb purple, snaking through most of the city. With voting stations were open all day making Sana'a abuzz with electoral excitement. The Yemen Times had reporters Yasser Al-Mayasi and Glyn Goffin tell the story of the day with pictures from the capital.
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