Upcoming Elections
- Legislative
2011 - Presidential
September 2013
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Ali Abdullah SALEH *
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Abdul al-Qadir BA JAMAL
- Assembly: Yemen has a bicameral Legislature consisting of the Shura Council with 111 seats and the House of Representatives with 301 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by direct popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
- In the Shura Council
111 members are
appointed
by the president. In the House of Representatives
301 members are
elected
by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 6-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 21,456,188 (July 2006 est.)
Future elections
- Presidential - September 2013
- Legislative - 2011
Past elections
Last Updated on 02/04/2010