▁to ▁the ▁Dam asc us - based ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party . ▁Most ▁Ba ' ath ists ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁support ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁fa ction ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ba ' ath ▁Mov ement ▁or ▁the ▁more ▁left ist ▁and ▁radical ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁and ▁Democratic ▁V angu ard . ▁Only ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁milit ants ▁head ed ▁by ▁Moh amed ▁Sal ah ▁Herm ass i ▁( a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dam asc us - based ▁National ▁Command ) ▁are ▁histor ically ▁linked ▁to ▁Dam asc us . ▁ ▁Y emen ▁ ▁Ba ' ath ism ▁in ▁Y emen ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁party ▁worked ▁under ground ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁obtained ▁official ▁registration ▁as ▁the ▁Arab ▁Social ist ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ▁– ▁Y emen ▁Region ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁( while ▁the ▁other ▁group ▁had ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Arab ▁Social ist ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ). ▁The ▁regional ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁Y emen ▁is ▁Moh ammed ▁Al - Z ub air y . ▁The ▁party ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁winning ▁seven ▁seats . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁two ▁seats . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁party ▁got ▁ 0 . 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁national