House of Representatives of Yemen

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The House of Representatives of Yemen ( Arabic مجلس النواب اليمني Majlis al-Nuwwāb al-Yamanī ) is the parliament of the Republic of Yemen .

A total of 301 members are elected to parliament for six years each.

After the reunification of South Yemen ( People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ) and North Yemen ( Yemeni Arab Republic ) in 1990 , parliamentary elections were held in 1993, 1997 and 2003.

House of Representatives election 2003:
  •  General People's Congress (238)
  •  Al-Islah (46)
  •  Yemeni Socialist Party (8)
  •  Arab Nationalists Movement (Nasserists) (3)
  •  Ba'ath Party (2)
  •  Independent Candidates (4)

    • The parliamentary elections planned for April 2009 were initially postponed to 2011, but were not implemented.

    In February 2015, the Houthi rebels officially took power over Yemen and dissolved parliament.

    The parliament had its seat in the capital Sanaa .

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ YEMEN Majlis Annowab (House of Representatives): Election archive website Interparliamentary Union
    2. ↑ YEMEN Majlis Annowab (House of Representatives): 2003 election website Inter-Parliamentary Union
    3. ↑ Yemen LIPortal of the GIZ
    4. ↑ Sanaa: Houthi militia announce takeover of power in Yemen . In: The time . February 7, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
    5. ↑ Yemen . In: places-of-power.org - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved January 23, 2016.

    Coordinates: 15 ° 20 '46.8 "  N , 44 ° 10' 22.7"  E