YEMEN’S HOUTHIS REJECT THEIR OWN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RESULTS

Mon 09 October 2020:

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have rejected parliamentary election results in the capital after an official that is not affiliated with the group was elected as deputy speaker.

The rebels had hopes for their candidate Abdulsalam Hashal to win the election, but were shocked to find Abdo Bishr had received three more votes, with a total of 93.

The rebels refused to announce the results of the election and requested the news not be reported on local media, a source told Yemen Monitor.

As a result, the rebels called for the arrest of Bishr.

In 2019, the Houthis held elections to fill the 31 vacant seats in parliament, all of which were awarded to members of the group.

The rebels, who go by their official political party Ansar Allah, captured control of the capital and all government institutions, as well as other major cities, in 2014.disaster.