About 73% of Yemeni people are with holding the upcoming
parliamentary elections on set time, a survey says. According to the survey, conducted by the Yemeni Center for Historical Studies and Future Strategies ( Manarat), most of the public refuses the delay or boycott of the poll scheduled for April 27. 73% of 1240 surveyed Yemenis, randomly selected across 20 governorates, suggest the poll should not be boycotted as it is a people's right but not of the parties. However, 27% have announced they will boycott the election in case the ruling party and the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), opposition coalition, do not reach a reconciliation over the current political stalemate. provinces are entirely with the holding of the poll on April 27 as scheduled and others suggest the delay if a reconciliation over differences between the parties is not reached. Al-Maharah comes first among the provinces with the elections being held on time, while Mareb, Saada and Al-Baidha'a are with postponement. Yemen is set to hold on April 27 its fourth parliamentary elections since the reunification in 1990. In 2006, Yemen held its first presidential and second provincial elections. Despite there were some irregularities, the polls were hailed by the international community supporting the first democracy in the Arab Peninsula as a step forward to promote democracy in a poorest Arab country.