Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation
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The Nasserite Unionist People's Organisation is a Nasserist
political party
in Yemen
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The party was founded in Taiz in 25 December 1965.
The party was legalized in 1989.
In 1993 the party held its 8th conference. The conference elected a 89-member politburo
. Abdul-Malik al-Mikhlafi was elected the new general secretary of the party, replacing Abdul Ghani Thabet. Thabet was general secretary of the party 1990-1993.
At the last legislative elections
, 27 April 2003, the party won 1.85% of the popular vote and 3 out of 301 seats.
The party publishes al-Wahdawi.
Nasserism
Nasserism is an Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. It was a major influence on pan-Arab politics in the 1950s and 1960s, and continues to have significant resonance throughout the Arab World to this day. It also...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
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The party was founded in Taiz in 25 December 1965.
The party was legalized in 1989.
In 1993 the party held its 8th conference. The conference elected a 89-member politburo
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
. Abdul-Malik al-Mikhlafi was elected the new general secretary of the party, replacing Abdul Ghani Thabet. Thabet was general secretary of the party 1990-1993.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Yemen
Yemen elects on national level a head of state and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. The Assembly of Representatives of Yemen has 301 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies.Yemen is usually considered a dominant-party state...
, 27 April 2003, the party won 1.85% of the popular vote and 3 out of 301 seats.
The party publishes al-Wahdawi.