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The atmosphere of anxiety in the run-up to the elections caused by fears of violence, as well as heavy-handed and coercive measures on and after election day by elements of the ruling GPC in many polling stations across the country are troubling. There were credible reports of election law violations
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General People's Congress was immediately joined by 12 independents. Results in three seats were invalidated. Despite the increase in the number of women voters, only one woman was elected, down from two in the 1997 elections.
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760:Parliamentary elections
429:Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani
1698:2003 elections in Asia
1516:Presidential elections
1247:Liberation Front Party
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674:Diplomatic missions of
474:Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
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184:Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi
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548:Governorates
347:Human rights
342:Legal system
335:Constitution
297:Politics of
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221:Independents
200:Ba'ath Party
100:Vote %
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1655:Referendums
1636:South Yemen
1620:North Yemen
1593:Aden Colony
1387:Total votes
1361:Valid votes
807:independent
696:Visa policy
498:Legislature
409:Tareq Saleh
352:LGBT rights
1682:Categories
1447:2011-06-11
1423:References
1415:Yemen NIC
1403:8,097,514
1390:6,201,254
1364:5,996,049
1343:5,996,049
907:1,349,485
886:3,465,117
783:civil war
640:Minister
566:Elections
553:Districts
364:Executive
1413:Source:
903:Al-Islah
789:Campaign
686:Passport
678:in Yemen
448:Chairman
380:Chairman
135:Al-Islah
75:76.58% (
1377:205,205
1326:620,615
949:109,714
928:291,541
833:Results
813:Conduct
510:Speaker
486:Cabinet
97:Leader
72:Turnout
1393:100.00
1346:100.00
1052:11,967
1031:15,257
1010:23,745
989:25,352
970:40,872
521:Seiyun
249:before
228:10.35
146:22.51
123:57.79
103:Seats
81:15.62
1406:76.58
1367:96.69
1340:Total
1329:10.35
1269:1,241
1250:1,282
1231:1,383
1212:1,739
1193:2,276
1174:3,003
1155:4,077
1136:4,585
1115:5,349
1094:7,056
1073:9,829
910:22.51
889:57.79
871:Seats
865:Votes
862:Party
764:Yemen
660:Sanaa
478:Sanaa
442:Sanaa
300:Yemen
209:0.68
188:1.83
167:4.86
94:Party
1667:2001
1662:1991
1646:1986
1641:1978
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1559:1993
1540:Next
1534:2012
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1524:1999
1380:3.31
1310:0.00
1291:0.01
1272:0.02
1253:0.02
1234:0.02
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1139:0.08
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1097:0.12
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1034:0.25
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973:0.68
952:1.83
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