Democratic Nasserist Party

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The Democratic Nasserist Party (Arabic: الحزب الناصري الديمقراطي‎‎, al-Hizb al-Nasiri al-Dimuqrati) is a political party in Yemen.

History

The party contested the 1993 parliamentary elections, nominating 17 candidates.[1] Despite receiving only 0.2% of the vote, it won a seat in the House of Representatives.[2] For the 1997 elections it put forward 33 candidates,[3] and despite doubling its vote share,[4] it lost parliamentary representation. It received 0.2% of the vote in the 2003 parliamentary elections, remaining seatless.

Ideology

Although a Nasserist party, the party supports Sharia law and sees socialism as being compatible with Islam.[2]

References

  1. Yemen: 1993 parliamentary election Al-Bab
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, p631
  3. Yemen's parliamentary election, 1997 Al-Bab
  4. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p304 ISBN 0-19-924958-X