Parliament Elections, highlights [Archives:2003/633/Reportage]

Ismail Al-Ghabiri
More than eight million voters exercised their democratic right yesterday in all parts of the republic. Heated competition among more than 1700 candidates; independent or representing some 20 political parties. This experience is expected to be different from all previous elections where hopes for a new democratic era are hanging in the air.
For more information and to present our reader with a historical background of the Yemeni Parliament elections, here is a chronicle report on the previous elections and political parties participating in them:

Elections 1993 where total number of seats 301:

Political Party Number of Seats won
1. General People's Congress 123
2. Islah Party 64
3. Yemeni Socialist Party 56
4. Baath Socialist Party 7
5. Baath Nationalist Party 7
6. Haq Party 2
7. Unionist Nasserite Party 1
8. Democratic Nasserite Party 1
9. Reformist Nasserite Party 1
10. Liberation Front 0
11. Nationalist Social Front 0
12.National Democratic Front 0
13.Yemeni Sons League (RAY) 0
14.Yemeni Unionist Congregation 0
15.Popular Forces Union 0

Elections 1997 where total number of seats 301:

Political Party Number of Seats won
1. General People's Congress 226
2. Islah Party 53
3. Baath Socialist Party 2
4. Baath Nationalist Party 0
5. Haqq Party 0
6. Unionist Nasserite Party 3
7. Democratic Nasserite Party 0
8. Reformist Nasserite Party 0
9. Liberation Front 0
10. Nationalist Social Front 0
11. National Democratic Front) 0
12. Yemeni Sons League (RAY) 0
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