Abdul-Malik al-Mikhlafi was elected the new general secretary of the party, replacing Abdul Ghani Thabet.

In the Yemeni Civil War, the party positioned itself strongly against the Houthi takeover from the beginning.

[5] Nasserists can be found for example in the 35th Armored Brigade, which operates in the area of al-Hujariyah south of Taiz.

Once being the most powerful group in the city, it has lost influence to al-Islah in recent years.

To this day, some important regional positions have stayed in the hands of NUPO, such as the post of the deputy governor of Taiz, which is held by Rashid al-Akhali.