A former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden warned of an escalation in fighting between al-Qaida and Yemeni authorities and predicted the government would need outside intervention to stay in power.
NDI Yemen: Report on 2008 Voter Registration YemenOnline. March 04 - The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Yemen Election Monitoring Network (YEMN) conducted a joint observer mission to monitor the voter registration process. The principle objectives of the observation mission were to:
provide an accurate and objective assessment of Yemen’s 2008 voter registration process;
ensure the rights of eligible voters to register or change their voting domicile; and
build public confidence in electoral and democratic processes in advance of the parliamentary elections.
