Party of Truth (Yemen)

The Party of Truth (Arabic: حزب الحق, Hizb al-Haqq) is a Zaydi Shia Islamist political party in Yemen.^[1]

History

Established by Ahmad al-Shami in 1990 in order to oppose al-Islah,^[2]^[3] the party won two seats in the House of Representatives in the 1993 elections, the first after unification.^[4] However, the 1997 elections saw its vote share drop from 0.8% to 0.2%, and it lost both seats. In 2002 it joined the opposition Joint Meeting Parties alliance.^[5] It received only 0.1% of the vote in the 2003 elections, remaining without parliamentary representation.

References

^ Quinn Mecham & Julie Chernov Hwang (2014) Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World, University of Pennsylvania Press, p140
^ William A. Rugh (2004) Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics, Greenwood Publishing Group, p107
^ Bernard Haykel (2003) Revival and Reform in Islam: The Legacy of Muhammad Al-Shawkani, Cambridge University Press, p227
^ Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union
^ Who's who in Yemen's opposition? Al Jazeera, 10 March 2011

External links

Official website

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[1] Quinn Mecham & Julie Chernov Hwang (2014) Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World, University of Pennsylvania Press, p140

[2] William A. Rugh (2004) Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics, Greenwood Publishing Group, p107

[3] Bernard Haykel (2003) Revival and Reform in Islam: The Legacy of Muhammad Al-Shawkani, Cambridge University Press, p227

[4] Elections held in 1993 Inter-Parliamentary Union

[5] Who's who in Yemen's opposition? Al Jazeera, 10 March 2011

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