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Politics of Yemen
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution
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Executive
Presidential Leadership Council (in Aden)
Chairman:
Rashad al-Alimi
Deputy Chairman:
Sultan Ali al-Arada
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Tareq Saleh
Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer
Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a
Othman Hussein Megali
Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani
Supreme Political Council (in Sanaa)
Chairman: Mahdi al-Mashat
Prime Minister
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (in Aden)
Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (in Sanaa)
Cabinet
Legislature
House of Representatives
Speaker: Sultan al-Barakani (in Seiyun)
Shura Council
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Presidential: 2012
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Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (in Aden)
Hisham Sharaf (in Sanaa)
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The Politics of Yemen are in an uncertain state due to the Houthi takeover in Yemen. An armed group known as the Houthis or Ansar Allah seized control of the Northern Yemeni government and announced it would dissolve parliament, as well as install a "presidential council", "transitional national council", and "supreme revolutionary council" to govern the country for an interim period.[1] However, the deposed president, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, has declared he is still in office and is working to establish a rival government in Aden.[2]
Prior to the coup, Yemen's politics nominally took place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Yemen, who is elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by Parliament, is the head of state; while the Prime Minister of Yemen, who is appointed by the President, is the head of government.[3][4] Although it is notionally a multi-party system, in reality, it is completely dominated by one party, the General People's Congress, and had been since unification. Executive power is exercised by the President and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the House of Representatives. The Judiciary is theoretically independent, but in reality, it is prone to interference from the executive branch.[5]
Yemen is a republic with a bicameral legislature.[6] Under the constitution, an elected president, an elected 301-seat House of Representatives, and an appointed 111-member Shura Council share power.[7] The presidential term of office is 7 years, and the parliamentary term of elected office is 6 years. Suffrage is universal over 18.
^"Houthis take charge in Yemen". Al Arabiya. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
^Madabish, Arafat (23 February 2015). "Hadi to form new government, declare Aden as the capital of Yemen: sources". Asharq al-Awsat. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^Article 74 of the Constitution of the Republic of Yemen: "The House of Representatives has the right to withdraw confidence from the Government. Withdrawal of confidence may be requested only after interpellating the Prime Minister or his representative. A request for withdrawing confidence has to be signed by a third of the members of the House and the House may not decide on this request before the elapsing of at least seven days after its submission. Withdrawal of confidence in the Government has to be decided by the majority of members of the House."
^Article 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Yemen: "The Prime Minister and ministers are collectively responsible before the Presidential Council and the House of Representatives for the work of the Government."
^Inc, IBP (2013-08-01). Yemen Ecology, Nature Protection Laws and Regulations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Basic Laws. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4330-7532-2. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^"Yemen - Places in the News | Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
^"Yemen - Places in the News | Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
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