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History

The party was set up in the 1960s by Egyptian intelligence service to win the support of

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muslims population that dominated Lower Yemen. It contested the 1993 parliamentary elections, nominating 17 candidates. Despite receiving only 0.2% of the vote, it won a seat in the

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(1994) ''Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa'', Greenwood Press, p631 For the 1997 elections it put forward 33 candidates, and despite doubling its vote share, Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p304 it lost parliamentary representation. It received 0.2% of the vote in the 2003 parliamentary elections, remaining seatless.

Ideology

Although a

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party, the party supports Sharia law and sees socialism as being compatible with Islam.

References

Arab nationalism in Yemen Formerly banned socialist parties Nasserist political parties Political parties in Yemen Socialist parties in Yemen {{Yemen-party-stub