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Yemeni court orders re-election in al-Jawf province
Sana’a, May 23, 2008 (YemenOnline) – A Yemeni court ordered a re-election in al-Jawf province due to the many appeals field against former governor elections in which an independent candidate won over a ruling General People’s Congress (JPC) candidate in May 17, 2008.
“Election should be held again due to the many irregularities that accompanied it,” the court said.
“Four people voted in lieu of four local council members who were outside the country, others voted in behalf of several absent voters and a dead voter,” said the court.
“Moreover 15 voters were not allowed to cast their votes,” the court added.
Independent candidate, Ahmad al-Izzi Abdan, won in al-Jawf by 78 votes while ruling GPC candidate, Fadhl al-Qawsi, got 77 votes.
Tens of Abdan’s supporters protested in Al-Sabee’an square in Sana’a demanding the electoral supervisory commission not to invalidate the results of former elections in which their independent candidate won.
The court did not set a date for the re-election.
Ruling General People’s Congress (GPC) dominated the country's first ever elections of provincial governors amid a boycott by opposition parties in May 17, 2008.
Yemen held its first vote for provincial governors on Saturday with the ruling General People’s Congress (GPC) winning all but three of the 20 provinces.
In the provinces of Mareb, al Baidha and al Jawf, the winning ruling party members ran as independents after they opposed the party’s choice of candidates.
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