The Democratic Nasserist Party (, al-Hizb al-Nasiri al-Dimuqrati) is a political party in Yemen.
History The party was set up in the 1960s by Egyptian intelligence service to win the support of Shafi'i muslims population that dominated Lower Yemen. It contested the 1993 parliamentary elections, nominating 17 candidates.Yemen: 1993 parliamentary election Al-Bab Despite receiving only 0.2% of the vote, it won a seat in the House of Representatives.Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, p631 For the 1997 elections it put forward 33 candidates,Yemen's parliamentary election, 1997 Al-Bab and despite doubling its vote share,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p304 it lost parliamentary representation. It received 0.2% of the vote in the 2003 parliamentary elections, remaining seatless.
Ideology Although a Nasserist party, the party supports Sharia law and sees socialism as being compatible with Islam.
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