rkish law, English common
law, and local tribal customary law; does not accept compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Ali Abdallah SALIH (since 22 May
1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumed office upon the
merger of North and South Yemen) was elected for a five-year term by
the House of Representatives; election last held 1 October 1994
(next to be held NA 1999); Vice President Maj. Gen. Abd al-Rab
Mansur al-HADI (since NA October 1994) was appointed by the president
head of government: Prime Minister Abd al-Aziz ABD AL-GHANI (since
NA October 1994) was appointed by the president; Deputy Prime
Ministers Abd al-Wahhab al-ANISI (since NA October 1994), Dr. Abd
al-Karim Ali al-IRYANI (since NA October 1994), Dr. Muhammad Said
al-ATTAR (since NA October 1994), and Abd al-Qadir al-BA JAMAL
(since NA October 1994)
cabinet: Council of Ministers was appointed by the president on
advice of the prime minister

Legislative branch: unicameral
House of Representatives: elections last held 27 April 1993 (next to
be held NA May 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
(301 total) GPC 124, Islaah 61, YSP 55, others 13, independents 47,
election nullified 1

Judicial branch: Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders: over 40 political parties are
active in Yemen, but only three project significant influence; since
the May-July 1994 civil war, President SALIH's General People's
Congress (GPC) and Shaykh Abdallah bin Husayn al-AHMAR's Yemeni
Grouping for Reform, or Islaah, have joined to form a coalition
government; the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), headed by Ali Salih
UBAYD, has regrouped as a loyal opposition

Other political or pressure groups: NA

International organization participation: ACC, AFESD, AL, AMF,
CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
(applicant)

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Muhsin Ahmad al-AYNI
chancery: Suite 705, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
telephone: [1] (202) 965-4760, 4761
FAX: [1] (202) 337-2017

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador David G. NEWTON
embassy: Dhahr Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hote