Constitution of Yemen
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The Constitution of Yemen was
In February 2001, several amendments were passed by national referendum extending the presidential term to seven years and the parliamentary term to six years and increasing the size and authority of the Shura Council.Due to the
Houthi members of the National Authority for Monitoring the Implementation of NDC Outcomes have refused to vote on this draft.[3] This will most likely delay a planned referendum on the new constitution, and therefore the next presidential and parliamentary elections, which have been delayed until the referendum can go ahead.[4]
References
- ^ a b Country profile: Yemen. Library of Congress Federal Research Division (August 2008).
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Ahmed Al-Haj Yemen leader proposes drawing up new constitution, Associated Press, March 10, 2011
- ^ "Yemen Times [ Offline ]". Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
- ^ "SANAA, Yemen: Yemen's 'national dialogue' ends in violence, no election scheduled | Middle East | McClatchy DC". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
Further reading
- Hall, Siobhan (1991). "Draft Constitution of the State of Unified Yemen". Yemen: The Politics of Unity. London: Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies. pp. 22–39. ISBN 1-871415-61-6.
- Maktari, Abdulla; McHugo, John (1992). "The Constitution of the Republic of Yemen". JSTOR 3381862.
External links
- Initial text of the 1991 constitution
- Text of the Constitution after 1994 amendments
- Text after the 2001 amendments
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