Many Yemenis are looking for an alternative to the General People’s Congress, the party of former President Saleh and current President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, and the old opposition parties. They are looking for a third force. With the absence of any strong national youth movement that could have easily gained mass support, groups representing sectarian and regional identities, such as the Houthis and Al-Hirak, have stepped into the breach.