The position was created in 1990 following the unification of
North Yemen with
South Yemen.
Latest election
–
Summary of the 20 September 2006 Yemeni presidential election results
| Candidates - Nominating parties
| Votes
| %
|
| Ali Abdullah Saleh - General People\'s Congress
| 4,149,673
| 77.17
|
| Faisal Bin Shamlan - Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) opposition coalition
| 1,173,075
| 21.82
|
| Others
| 54,490
| 1.01
|
| Total valid votes (turnout 65.2%)
| 5,377,238
| 100.00
|
| Invalid votes
| 648,580
|
|
| Total votes cast
| 6,025,818
|
| Registered voters
| 9,248,456
|
| Source: Yemen Times
|
See also
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