Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation

The Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation (Arabic: التظيم الوحدوي الشعبي الناصري‎, Al-Tantheem Al-Wahdawi Al-Sha'abi Al-Nasseri) is a Nasserist political party in Yemen.

Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation

التنظيم الوحدوي الشعبي الناصري
General SecretaryAbdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi
FoundedDecember 25, 1965 (1965-12-25)
HeadquartersSanaa, Yemen
IdeologyNasserism
Yemeni unionism
House of Representatives
3 / 301
Website
www.alwahdawi.net

The party was founded in Taiz in December 25, 1965.[1][2] The party was legalized in 1989.[1]

In 1993 the party held its 8th conference. The conference elected an 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.[1][3]

At the last legislative elections in 2003 the party won 1.85% of the popular vote and 3 out of 301 seats.[3]

The party publishes al-Wahdawi.[3]

In 2011, the party has participated in the Yemeni uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Electoral history

House of Representatives elections
Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/–
1993 Abdul Ghani Thabet 52,303 2.34%
1 / 301
 1
1997 Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi 55,438 2.3%
3 / 301
 2
2003 109,480 1.85%
3 / 301

See also

References
  1. "Law & Diplomacy - Issue 05 - Yemen Times". Archived from the original on 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. الوحدوي نت - من نحن
  3. Leftist Parties of Yemen


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