consensus candidate
Tagammu to withdraw Bastawisi if strong consensus candidate emerges
Egypt
May 19, 2012
Tagammu to withdraw Bastawisi if strong consensus candidate emerges
Tagammu Party on Saturday said it will withdraw its presidential candidate, Hesham al-Bastawisi, if leftist and democratic powers agree to…
Update: Hassan decides against presidential run, Wafd will switch to Moussa
Egypt
March 25, 2012
Update: Hassan decides against presidential run, Wafd will switch to Moussa
Mansour Hassan, the former head of the Advisory Council to the ruling military junta, has said he will not run…
Abu Ismail rejects ‘consensus’ presidential candidate
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Abu Ismail rejects ‘consensus’ presidential candidate
Presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail has rejected a proposal to field a “consensus” candidate who would be approved by the…
Presidential hopeful describes consensus candidate idea as ‘silly joke’
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Presidential hopeful describes consensus candidate idea as ‘silly joke’
Selecting a consensus candidate for president is not democratic, media professional and presidential hopeful Bothaina Kamel said Tuesday, describing the…