President meets SCER chairman

 Sep 24 Saba

President Ali Abdullah Saleh received on Sunday chairman of Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum SCER  Khaledal-Sharif.
In the meeting, al-Sharif extended president Saleh a certificate of his wining for Wednesday presidential election.

SCER: Saleh wines new presidential term 

Ali Abdullah Saleh		Ahmed Al-Majedi		Yaseen Abdo Saeed		Faisal Bin Shamlan		Fathi Al-Azab
General Peoples Congress		Independent		The national Council of opposition Parties		The Joint Parties Meeting		Independent
4.149.673		8.324		21.642		1.173.025		24.524
77.17 %		0،15%		0.40%		21،82%		0.46%
President Ali Abdullah Saleh has won Yemen's presidential election with more than 77% of the vote, Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) announced Saturday evening. The SCER said that Saleh got 4,149,673 votes at 77.17 % and the candidate of the Joint Meeting Party, Faisal bin Shamlan, received 21.82% of the vote. More than 6 million of 9.2 million registered voters cast ballots in the elections, held on Wednesday, the commission said. The commission also said that the independent candidate Fathi al-Azab got 24524 votes, Yassin Abduh Saeed, candidate of national council of opposition, got 21642 votes, and an independent candidate, Ahmed al-Majeedi got 8324 votes.
Al-Shareef: Electoral process goes on normally
Sep 20 Saba   Head of the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) Khaled Abdulwhab Al-Shareef confirmed Wednesday that the presidential and municipal voting process is going on normally as planed for. Al-Shareef who has been accompanied by a team of SCER members paid filed visits to a number of constituencies in Sana'a city and praised the huge numbers of voters who went to cast their votes for their president and representatives in municipal councils. "The huge numbers of male and female voters reflect the level of the democratic understanding of our people who enjoy the entire constitutional right in practicing their democratic rights in the voting process," Al-Shareef said.

Millions voters heads for ballot boxes

 Sep 20 Saba

In the 2nd Direct Presidential and Local Councils Elections since the Yemeni unification in May 22nd 1990, Millions of the Yemeni voters headed on Wednesday for their electoral centers to vote
for the president post and the members of the municipal councils.
Five candidates are competing for the president post, they are: the candidate of the General People's Congress (GPC) Ali Abdullah Saleh, the candidate of the National Council for Opposition (NCO) Yassin Abdu Saeed No'aman, the candidate of the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) Faisal Bin Shamlan and two independent candidates Ahmed Abdullah Al-Majeedi and Fathi Al-Azab.
Meantime, 1612 candidates compete for the seats of the local councils at the governorate level that reach at 431 seats, while 18,901 candidates competing for 6,896 seats of the local councils at the district level.
The electoral committees have begun their duties in 333 districts, in which there are 5620 electoral centers, at 8:00 am on Wednesday morning to receive the voters who reach at 9,247,370 voters including 3,900,565 female voters.
21 supervisory committees, 333 main committees at the districts level, 5620 main committees at the governorate level and 27,000 sub-committees included 11,733 female sub-committees participated in managing this election.
89,000 security officers and soldiers were spread all over the electoral centers to provide the necessary security protection for the election's process that occurred under local and international observation. About 45,000 local observers and more than 400 international ones represent so many Arab and international organizations are taking part as observers on the elections.

18762 Candidates for Municipalities, Independents Come first

 Sep 18 Saba

The Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) announced Monday that it has ceased applying the single electoral constituency system in the presidential election, which is incorporated in the article No. 5 of the general elections and referenda law No.13 for 2001, as suspicions increasingly mounted about this system.
The Article No. of elections Law for 2001 stipulates that for the purpose of presidential elections and general referenda, the republic
considered to be as a single electoral constituency that voter has the right to cas this vote in any electoral center that he has his own identity card or any other official document carrying his photo.
The SCEr said at a press conference held Monday that it took this decision after doubts had increased over this system.
The SCER Chairman, Khalid al-Sharif stated at the press conference that the SCER has finished the arrangements for conducting the presidential and local councils elections Wednesday.
The official results of the presidential elections will be announced through 72 hours of the poll according to the law and the vote counting will beat the headquarters of the sub-committees, he said.
The state has designated about 10 billion YR for the election process out of which more than 7 billion for the electoral and security committees, Al-Sharif said.
He also said that there is 45,000 local and international observers who will take part in the observation on the elections.

18762 Candidates for Municipalities, Independents Come first

 Sep 10

Saba

The Senior official of the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referenda (SCER) Alwi al-Mushoor, head of the civil society organizations sector, said Sunday in a press conference that the total number of the candidates for the local councils elections reached 18762, out of them 6659 candidates for the General People Congress, 3636 candidates for the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, 891 for the Yemeni Socialist Party, 250 candidates for the Nasserite Union Party, and 6793candidates are independent, the balance distributed to the rest of the parties.
On the other side, Abdul-Ganadi, a head of the Awareness and Information Sector warned the drivers of the state's owned vehicles of sticking the candidates photos on the car owned by the state. He pointed out that the SCER will take the legal acts against anyone violates the rules of the law of elections.

The SCER prints electoral documents of presidential election

 Sep 7

Saba

The Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) has accomplished printing the documents pertaining to the presidential election of the election day and started to print the documents of the local councils.
The SCER expressed its regret because the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP)have not yet delivered list of their representatives in the ballot committees. Dr. Mohammed Al-Syani, head of SCER technical affairs and planning sector said on Thursday in a press conference held in the SCER media center that the commission is belated 10days with respect to the announcement of the names of the ballots committees because the JMP didn't handover the names of their representatives in the committees. "The SCER is to announce the names of the ballots committees within two days afterward receiving the rest names from the JMP today as they promised to present them," Al-Syani said.
Al-Syani expressed his surprise over the concerns of the JMP about taking the electronic version of the electoral registration.
He said" it seems that the JMP want something else, if they want the electoral registration to get acquaintance with the names and data of the voters, we are ready to give them papers and lists of the names and photos of electors for reading, but they are insisting to get disc liable for electron processing."
He also said that the SCER has fear that the disc might be circulated while it contains the voters information and photos, particularly female voters which are the most confidential data that SCER is very keen to keep their privacy.
Al-Syani pointed out that the SCER has got 81,030 ballot boxes under the supervision of 27,010 committees, out of them 15, 267 males committees. He denied allegations that there are exceptional balloting centers and said" there are only an additional committees amounted 333 committees to receive voters under the single constituency system which offer the chance for the electors who couldn't vote in his constituency".

Wednesday! ….The initiation of information Center

 Sep 1

Saba

SCER urged again presidential election candidates to respect the propaganda regulations, the goals and contents of the electoral programs apart from such political accusations.
Member of Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum and Chief of Information and Awareness Sector Abdu Mohammed al-Janadi said that electoral races should not change into political deceptions and rejecting others, it is a harm for all and no one benefit from it, only the enemies of democracy who get advantage.
Al-Janadi demanded the presidential election candidates, political parties, interested organizations and party presses to avoid all defamation, offend and exaggeration of the electoral promises.
He expressed his hope that electoral propaganda not to change into totalitarian and dictatorial speeches out of the democratic sphere.

SCER to hold press conference for parties

 Aug 30

Saba

The Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) announced on Wednesday that it would hold a press conference on Thursday for the political parties and organizations.
The head of Information Sector in SCER, Abdu al-Janadi, said that the press conference would focus on the parties commitment to the elections law and their performances in their elections campaigns.
It would also highlight procedures the SCER has taken to make a good atmosphere for democratic elections on September 20, under the slogan "Day WithoutWeapons".

SCER: Coming election would be transparent

 Aug 30

Saba

The Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) affirmed on Wednesday that the presidential and local elections would be transparent and with a multifaceted monitory including all parties, political groups, civil society organizations and international supervisors.
It considered the coming elections as the best in the region and it is a step in the correct direction towards peaceful power transferring.
Chairman of SCER, Khalid Abdul-Wahab al-Sharif, confirmed in the opening of SCER Information Center to cover the upcoming presidential and local elections confirmed the commission commitment to transparency in offering information about the local and presidential elections for all local, Arab and international media outlets and observers.
He pointed that the journalists have to commit to honesty and facts and to accurately reports events.
He also called journalists to play effective role in electoral awareness and practice their democratic rights to serve the country interests.
On the other hand, the head of Information Sector in SCER, head of the Information Center, Abdu al- Janadi said that the local and presidential elections 2006 would not be administrated by one party, but it is shared by all competitors.
The opening ceremony was attended by minister of information Hassan al-Lawzi, mayor of Sana'a Yahya al-Shoaibi and chairmen of different media institutions.

Wednesday! ….The initiation of information Center

 Aug 29

Saba

The Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum will commence tomorrow (Wednesday) at the police officers club in Sana'a the events and activities of the information Center for the presidential and local council's elections, that is scheduled to initiate on the 20th of September 2006.

More than 126,000 to supervise elections

 Aug 28

Saba

Chairman of the Civil Society Organizations and Observation sector in the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) Alawi Mashhor said that 126,390 observers, representing political parties, foreign organizations and local civil society organizations, would participate in observing the forthcoming presidential and local elections.
Mashhor said that 36 local organizations presented 19,244 requests to observe the elections while the General people's Congress, Joint Meeting Parties presented 35,146 supervisors, pointing out that there was no limits for the number of observers in the elections.
He said the SCER was about to complete distributing the cards for all participants in the supervision process.
 

European observers in elections to arrive soon

 Aug 22

Saba

The Supreme Commission of Elections and Referendum (SCER) announced on Tuesday resumption of receiving of  candidates for the local elections for not more three days in some districts across the country where the number of the candidates was not meet quorum.

The SCER called on people who have desire to run coming local elections in these following districts; Sararah in Abyan , al-Hada in Dhamar, , Jabal Morad in Marib, Habil Jabar in Lahj, Qafal al-Awamar , Ramah and al-Saom in Hadhramout, Nata and Masoarah in al-Bidha, al-Saomah in al-Bidha, al-Jabain, Kosmah in Raymah, al-Qafr in Ibb, Zabid in Hodeidah, Hasoin, al-Ghaidh, Manar, and Qashn in Mahra, Kharab al-Raiashi, al-Homaidat in Jaof, al-Ashah in Amran, Kohlan al-Sharaf and al-Jomimah in Hajjah, Jabal Morad, al-Talh, Kataf, Boq, al-Safra in Marib and Saada city in Saada.
 

Awareness campaign on presidential & local elections launched

 Aug 22

Saba

In cooperation of UNDP, the Supreme Commission of Elections and Referendum (SCER) inaugurated on Tuesday the election awareness campaign for the presidential and local councils elections 2006.
The launching ceremony was attended by representatives of civil society organizations, party and local media papers as well as governmental officials.
In the lunching ceremony, the head of media sector in SCER Abdu al-Janadi wished the campaign would combat ignorance, saying "with out ignorance we can realize all the political, economic, and social advantages."
He pointed out that the coming elections would be the best process and distinguishes with transparent and freedom.
He considered the elections box as the only door to reach the power, calling to respect the democratic means based by rules of SCER.
The chief of experts in UNDP international assistance project John Landri said the campaign needs support of international community and organizations to bring it into success.
He asked the organizations of civil society and participating international organizations to take active role in spreading awareness among citizens in the rural area.
 

SCER calls all parties to support women to candidate for the local

 Aug 17

Saba

Head of the civil organizations in the Supreme Committee for Elections and Referendum SCER Alawi Mashhuor called on Thursday all political parties to support women to candidates in coming local elections.In a meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations and women societies, Mashhuor said it's the proper time for all parties to encourage and support women and there is enough time for parties to encourage women submit their candidature applications for the local elections.