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Senior NDP member: Egypt governed by a single-party system
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Senior NDP member: Egypt governed by a single-party system
A senior figure in Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has said the regime rules Egypt with a single-party approach…
Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
The Giza Criminal Court has postponed the trial of a National Democratic Party (NDP) member and two journalists charged with…
Trade union federation postpones elections to 2012
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Trade union federation postpones elections to 2012
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) on Tuesday announced it will postpone internal elections until 2012.The federation previously planned to…
Tuesday’s papers: Israeli spies, tripartite talks, the return of H1N1
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Israeli spies, tripartite talks, the return of H1N1
After President Hosni Mubarak's parliamentary speech made relatively ubiquitous news on Monday, the front pages of Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday…
Elections Monitor: Glass half-full or half-empty?
Egypt
December 13, 2010
Elections Monitor: Glass half-full or half-empty?
It is not clear why commentators in independent and partisan newspapers insist on pointing out the negative features of the…
NDP members resign and villagers protest against ‘rigged’ poll
Egypt
December 8, 2010
NDP members resign and villagers protest against ‘rigged’ poll
Around 700 National Democratic Party (NDP) members in the district of Beni Sueif submitted collective resignations on Wednesday, following alleged…
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood’s absence ‘positive for Egypt’
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood’s absence ‘positive for Egypt’
“A new parliament without the outlawed,” reads the headline of an opinion piece by Mohammed Barakat, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Akhbar.…
Run-offs digest: Egyptians face intimidation and vote-buying at the ballot box…again
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs digest: Egyptians face intimidation and vote-buying at the ballot box…again
Amid tight security measures, polling centers opened today for the parliamentary run-off polls. So far minor violent clashes, electoral bribes…
Run-offs update: NDP makes last-minute deals to save face, say observers
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: NDP makes last-minute deals to save face, say observers
Seeking to produce a more democratic-looking parliament, the NDP made last-minute backroom deals with opposition candidates to guarantee a few…
Run-offs update: Court orders halt to vote in Matareyya
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Court orders halt to vote in Matareyya
The Supreme Administrative Court has issued seven rulings to stop parliamentary election run-offs in Matareyya, Cairo, where NDP candidate Mohamed…