National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region
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The National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Yemen Region is the Yemen
i regional organization of the Baghdad-based Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. The secretary of the party in Yemen is Dr. Qassem Salam Said.
Abdulwahid Hawash serves as the deputy secretary. The party publishes the newspaper al-Ehyaa al-Arabi (لإحياء العربي, 'Arabic Renaissance').
Ba'athism in Yemen originates back to the 1950s. The party carried out clandestine political activity until 1990. It obtained official registration as the 'National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party' on February 10, 1997. The party had initially sought to register itself as the 'Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party' in 1995, but that name was accorded by the authorities to another Ba'athist group.
The party contested the 1993 parliamentary election
in alliance with the other Ba'athist group, winning seven seats. After the election the relations between the two Ba'athist groups soured, though, and they went on to contest further elections separately. The party contested the 1997 parliamentary election
, but failed to win any seats. The party called for a boycott of the 1999 presidential election
. In the 2003 parliamentary elections
, the party obtained 23,745 votes (0.4% of the national vote) and again failed to re-enter parliament. The party won two district council seats in the 2006 local council elections. During February 2000 Said, the branch's leader, was sued by the Ministry of Information because of an article critical of Saudi Arabia
.
Politically, the party is aligned with the ruling General People's Congress. During the 2011 Arab Spring
, this posture caused an internal split in the party. In March 2011, there were reports that the Hodeidah branch of the party had sided with the uprising, following violent attacks on protestors in that city.
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....
i regional organization of the Baghdad-based Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. The secretary of the party in Yemen is Dr. Qassem Salam Said.
Abdulwahid Hawash serves as the deputy secretary. The party publishes the newspaper al-Ehyaa al-Arabi (لإحياء العربي, 'Arabic Renaissance').
Ba'athism in Yemen originates back to the 1950s. The party carried out clandestine political activity until 1990. It obtained official registration as the 'National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party' on February 10, 1997. The party had initially sought to register itself as the 'Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party' in 1995, but that name was accorded by the authorities to another Ba'athist group.
The party contested the 1993 parliamentary election
Yemeni parliamentary election, 1993
Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April 1993. The result was a victory for the General People's Congress, which won 122 of the 301 seats. Voter turnout was 84.1%. -Results:-References:...
in alliance with the other Ba'athist group, winning seven seats. After the election the relations between the two Ba'athist groups soured, though, and they went on to contest further elections separately. The party contested the 1997 parliamentary election
Yemeni parliamentary election, 1997
The 1997 Yemeni parliamentary elections took place on 27 April 1997 for the Assembly of Representatives of Yemen. The governing General People's Congress of President Ali Abdullah Saleh won a landslide victory in the elections...
, but failed to win any seats. The party called for a boycott of the 1999 presidential election
Yemeni presidential election, 1999
Direct Presidential elections were held in Yemen for the first time on 23 September 1999. Candidates had to be approved by at least 10% of MPs; however, in practice this meant that only two parties, the ruling General People's Congress and the Yemeni Congregation for Reform had enough seats to...
. In the 2003 parliamentary elections
Yemeni parliamentary election, 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in Yemen on 27 April, 2003. Originally scheduled for 2001, they were won by President Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress, who took 58% of the vote...
, the party obtained 23,745 votes (0.4% of the national vote) and again failed to re-enter parliament. The party won two district council seats in the 2006 local council elections. During February 2000 Said, the branch's leader, was sued by the Ministry of Information because of an article critical of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
.
Politically, the party is aligned with the ruling General People's Congress. During the 2011 Arab Spring
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring , otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010...
, this posture caused an internal split in the party. In March 2011, there were reports that the Hodeidah branch of the party had sided with the uprising, following violent attacks on protestors in that city.