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Islamist political party in

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast an ...

History

Established by

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in 1990 in order to oppose al-Islah, the party won two seats in the

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in the 1993 elections, the first after unification. However, the 1997 elections saw its vote share drop from 0.8% to 0.2%, and it lost both seats. In 2002 it joined the opposition Joint Meeting Parties alliance.Who's who in Yemen's opposition?
Al Jazeera, 10 March 2011 It received only 0.1% of the vote in the 2003 elections, remaining without parliamentary representation.

References

External links

Official website
1990 establishments in Yemen Islamic political parties in Yemen Political parties established in 1990 Political parties in Yemen Shia Islam in Yemen Shia Islamic political parties {{Yemen-party-stub