High Elections Commission
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
Egypt
December 18, 2012
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
High Elections Commission member Mahmoud Abu Shusha spoke out against reports of electoral violations in the constitutional referendum in a…
Elections commission head may not oversee next round of voting
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Elections commission head may not oversee next round of voting
Zaghloul al-Balshy, the secretary general of the High Elections Commission, may not be able to supervise the second round of…
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
The High Judicial Elections Commission has started investigating complaints filed about the first stage of the constitutional referendum, which took…
Concerns loom over referendum’s legality
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Concerns loom over referendum’s legality
Hours before the referendum kicks off in Cairo, concerns are looming about the legality of the process. Unlike other referendums,…
State Lawsuits Authority agrees to supervise referendum
Egypt
December 11, 2012
State Lawsuits Authority agrees to supervise referendum
The State Lawsuits Authority announced it would supervise the constitutional referendum slated for 15 December, in a press conference…
Hamdeen Sabbahi’s campaign says it has the required endorsements
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Hamdeen Sabbahi’s campaign says it has the required endorsements
The campaign for the leftist presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi said on Saturday that it has obtained endorsements from more than…
Amr Moussa garners 50,000 signatures for candidacy
Egypt
March 23, 2012
Amr Moussa garners 50,000 signatures for candidacy
Amr Moussa presented the high elections commission with 50,0000 signatures on Friday, endorsing his run for the presidency and making…
Egypt opens candidacy applications for ‘first free’ presidential election
Egypt
March 10, 2012
Egypt opens candidacy applications for ‘first free’ presidential election
On Saturday Egypt opened the door for presidential candidacy applications, 13 months after the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak…
Official estimates pin voter participation in runoff elections at 20%
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Official estimates pin voter participation in runoff elections at 20%
Voter participation in the runoff of the second round of elections will not exceed 20 percent, the Cabinet’s Information and…