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Parliament of Yemen
Emblem of Yemen
Type
Houses
History
Founded1990 (1990)
Structure
Structure of the Yemeni House of Representatives
House of Representatives political groups
  General People's Congress (168)

  Yemeni Congregation for Reform (42)
  Yemeni Socialist Party (8)
  Nasserites (3)
  Independents (43)

  Vacants (37)
Elections
House of Representatives voting system
First past the post
Shura Council voting system
Direct appointment by the president
First House of Representatives election
27 April 1993
Last House of Representatives election
27 April 2003

The Parliament of Yemen is the bicameral legislature of the Republic of Yemen. It comprises the House of Representatives, which is the originator of most legislation, and the Shura Council, which serves mainly as an advisory body.

History

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Prior to unification in 1990, the territory of modern Yemen was split between two states: the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen), which controlled what was formerly the Aden Protectorate of the United Kingdom, and North Yemen, which controlled the former Yemen Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.[1] Each of these nations had its own respective legislature: South Yemen's was the Supreme People's Council, and North Yemen's was known as the Shura Council (a name which would be adopted by unified Yemen's upper house).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Yemen". Office of the Historian. United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ Ziadé 1991, p. 820.

Bibliography

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  • Ziadé, Nassib G. (May 1991). "Yemen Arab Republic—People's Democratic Republic of Yemen: Agreement on the Establishment of the Republic of Yemen". International Legal Materials. 30 (3): 820–823.