2006 Yemeni presidential election

2006 Yemeni presidential election

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Registered	9,247,390
Turnout	65.16% ( 2.32pp)
Nominee Ali Abdullah Saleh Faisal Bin Shamlan Party GPC Independent (JMP) Popular vote 4,149,673 1,173,075 Percentage 77.17% 21.82%
President before election Ali Abdullah Saleh GPC Elected President Ali Abdullah Saleh GPC

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Presidential elections were held in Yemen on 20 September 2006, alongside local elections. Incumbent president Ali Abdullah Saleh of the General People's Congress was re-elected to a seven-year term with 77% of the vote, defeating opposition coalition candidate Faisal Bin Shamlan.