Electoral system for the president

Yemen

Yemen

Answer
TRS
Source

Constitution, 1991-05-16 (last amended 2001-02-20),http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/3fc4c1e94.pdf

Article (108): Nomination and election of the President shall be as follows:

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e. Election of the President of the Republic shall be by means of direct popular voting in competitive elections.

f. The candidate who secures an absolute majority of the popular votes shall be deemed the President of the Republic. If none of the candidates secures an absolute majority, re-elections shall be called upon in compliance with the above-cited procedures. Only the two candidates who managed to secure the highest number of popular votes shall run for re-election.

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