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Latest in Tag: elections
Committee sets rules for media coverage of elections
Journalists cannot ask voters who they will vote for or conduct surveys outside polling stations
Al-Adly’s lawyer to run for parliament in upcoming elections
Mohamed El-Gendy will run as individual in Sharabeya-Zawyea district
Electoral Commission issues decree regulating NGOs monitoring of elections
Organisations will be allowed to monitor all procedures for listing candidates, distributing electoral propaganda, casting votes, counting votes and declaring results.
Government institution to pay fees for female candidates in parliamentary election
At least 70 seats for women, Al-Sisi to appoint 14 women, 48 will run individually, says Mervat Al-Tallawy
Al-Sisi congratulates new Tunisian president and hopes for “new era of solidarity”
Essebsi declared winner with 55.68% of the vote
Al-Sisi ratifies electoral districts law
President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi ratified Monday the electoral districts law after its cabinet approval earlier this month. Under the new law, Egypt is divided into 237 constituencies assigned for individual nominees, and into four constituencies for the party list system, according to a presidential statement. The law also defines the range and elements of each …
Three parties withdraw from Egyptian Front Coalition
Parties cited “unclear criteria” of selecting members as reason for withdrawal
Misr Al-Qawia Party calls for dialogue, criticises current penal institutions
Party presented short- and long-term recommendations to end ‘political turmoil’
Mubarak’s former prime minister to compete in upcoming elections
Ahmed Shafiq is head of Egyptian Patriotic Movement Party and will compete in Cairo district
Egypt’s political parties split over new parliamentary laws
Worries mount over representation in upcoming elections, some politicians believe Islamists will be excluded
Is Tamarod still relevant?
The group’s request to establish a political party was rejected by Supreme Electoral Commission on 3 December
Electoral Districts Committee completes parliamentary elections law
Cabinet to decide on approval on Wednesday
Shoukry warns against sectarian and ethnic conflict during Bahrain summit
Egyptian foreign minister is on two-day trip to the Gulf country to discuss international security in Middle East
Bahraini king congratulates Mubarak on favourable court verdict
The Gulf monarchy itself subdued an Arab Spring-inspired rebellion in 2011
Egypt welcomes ‘great success’ of Bahrain elections
Bahrain held parliamentary and municipal elections Saturday, opposition boycotted the vote
Egypt commends efforts to build prosperous Somalia
Foreign minister Shoukry describes crisis in parts of Somalia as “alarming”, warranting an “immediate response”
More Mubarak-era politicians to run for parliamentary elections
Kamal El-Ganzouri served as country’s prime minister from 1996 to 1999
Shoukry meets British PM Cameron
UK expresses shared interest with Egypt to defeat terror, expresses concern for freedoms
Tunisians vote in parliamentary elections
Political parties cite high turnout, election monitors claim irregularities
Tunisian holding parliamentary elections amid security concerns
Islamist Ennahda party will not run in next month’s presidential vote
Supreme Electoral Commission urges voters to verify data
Date for upcoming parliamentary elections yet to be set
Egypt and Israel admit goods to Gaza
Egypt transferred food supplies, while Israel transferred construction material
Lessons from the presidential elections: Egypt’s media and the upcoming parliamentary campaign
By Mohamed Selim Better late than never. As every decision in Egypt is always overdue, regardless of the consequences and constitutional prerogatives, the parliamentary elections will eventually take place. The constitution stipulates, according to Article 230: “Election of the President of the Republic or the House of Representatives shall take place as regulated by Law, …
Egypt is witnessing less freedom of expression than under Mubarak or Morsi : John R. Bradley
Daily News Egypt interviewed Bradley to discuss Egypt’s internal political situation and its foreign affairs, ranging from human rights abuses to the recent geopolitical developments in the region.
Top Egypt court dissolves FJP
The court decision is final and is described by the Brotherhood as one which is “legally null”
NCHR calls for postponing issuance of civil society draft law
Draft NGO law has been widely criticised by civil society organisations for empowering security apparatuses over organisations
Al-Sisi forms committee to oversee parliamentary elections
Process of parliamentary elections expected to begin before 18 July
Ban on Mubarak party members in upcoming elections overturned
Court cites lack of corruption evidence against National Democratic Party members to uphold decision
Egypt’s foreign minister meets Libyan counterpart
Foreign ministers discuss latest developments in North African country, prepare for conference on Libyan border security
Al -Tayar Al -Sha’aby seeks to convert the coalition into political party
Spokeswomen says coalition is awaiting the right time to change coalition in a political party