Party of Truth (Yemen)

The Party of Truth (Arabic: حزب الحق, Hizb al-Haqq) is a Zaydi Shia Islamist political party in Yemen.^[1]

History

Established by Ahmad al-Shami in 1990 in order to oppose al-Islah,^[2][3] the party won two seats in the House of Representatives in the 1993 elections, the first after unification.^[4] However, the 1997 elections saw its vote share drop from 0.8% to 0.2%, and it lost both seats. In 2002 it joined the opposition Joint Meeting Parties alliance.^[5] It received only 0.1% of the vote in the 2003 elections, remaining without parliamentary representation.