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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Abd al-Rab Mansur AL-HADI
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Salimm BASINDAWA
- Assembly: Yemen has a bicameral Parliament (Majlis) consisting of the Shura Council (Majlis Alshoora) with 111 seats and the House of Representatives (Majlis Annowab) with 301 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 7-year term.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
- In the Shura Council (Majlis Alshoora) 111 members are appointed by the president. In the House of Representatives (Majlis Annowab) 301 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 24,771,809 (July 2012 est.)
Future elections
- Presidential - 2014
Past elections
- Presidential - February 21, 2012
- Referendum - 2011
- Legislative - April 27, 2011
- Presidential - September 20, 2006
- Legislative - April 27, 2003
- Referendum - February 20, 2001
- Presidential - September 23, 1999
Last Updated on 01/10/2013
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