2010 parliamentary poll
Parliament suspends sessions indefinitely
Egypt
February 2, 2011
Parliament suspends sessions indefinitely
Parliamentary committees have decided to suspend their sessions indefinitely until rulings concerning the latest parliamentary elections have been reviewed.Fathi Sorour,…
Egypt’s parliament admits 90% of MP memberships may be invalid
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Egypt’s parliament admits 90% of MP memberships may be invalid
Amaal Othman, the head of the Egyptian parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee admitted on Saturday that the membership of…
Shadow parliament doomed to fail, expert says
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Shadow parliament doomed to fail, expert says
Frustrated with the recent parliamentary electoral results, a number of former opposition parliamentarians announced last week the formation of a…
Election monitoring coalition urges Mubarak to dissolve parliament
Egypt
December 6, 2010
Election monitoring coalition urges Mubarak to dissolve parliament
The Independent Coalition for Elections Observation has urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to dissolve parliament, saying the electoral process was…
Run-offs update: Administrative Court nullifies elections in several districts
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Administrative Court nullifies elections in several districts
The Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday ruled to invalidate elections in a number of districts over allegations of electoral fraud.The…
Wafd to oust members who continue bids in run-off vote
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Wafd to oust members who continue bids in run-off vote
President of the liberal, opposition Wafd Party Sayyed al-Badawi said Wafd intends to strip party membership from those who continue…
Tagammu Party leaders call for vote of no confidence in party chairman
Egypt
December 3, 2010
Tagammu Party leaders call for vote of no confidence in party chairman
Tagammu Party leaders declared their opposition to the party's continued participation in the parliamentary elections in an internal meeting, calling…
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood-NDP clashes persist with emboldened fury
Egypt
November 21, 2010
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood-NDP clashes persist with emboldened fury
“The outlawed incited chaos and terrorism in Alexandria,” reads a front-page headline in state-run daily Al-Gomhorriya. The headline captures the…