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After the union of Yemen in 1990 and the ratification of the law of free parties, a good opportunity was provided for Zaydis to come out of the isolation they had undergone for more than twenty years.  In this context, a current was formed consisting of Zaydi scholars who aimed at reviving Zaydi heritage. They started to teach and train the youth according to the teachings of Zaydiyya. Later they established "al-Haq party", which was the first political party established after the fall of the rule of the Zaydi Imams.

Among the leaders of this party were Majd al-Din al-Mu'ayyidi and [[Badr al-Din al-Houthi]], two of Zaydi religious authorities. Salah Ahmad al-Falitah was elected as the first secretary-general of the al-Haq party. In the parliamentary election of 1993, the party was able to win two seats, and [[Husayn Badr al-Din al-Houthi]] and Abd Allah Ayda al-Razzami became the representatives of al-Haq party in the parliament.