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NDP candidate accuses party minister of election rigging
Egypt
December 5, 2010
NDP candidate accuses party minister of election rigging
Defeated National Democratic Party (NDP) parliamentarian Mohamed Abdeen has accused NDP Minister of Irrigation Nasreddin Allam of electoral fraud.Abdeen, former…
NDP candidate supporters set party headquarters on fire
Egypt
November 30, 2010
NDP candidate supporters set party headquarters on fire
Supporters of Salah Abdel Rehim, a National Democratic Party candidate who sought the professionals seat in al-Qouseya, broke into the…
Elections update: Clashes erupt among candidates’ supporters in Shubra
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Clashes erupt among candidates’ supporters in Shubra
Clashes erupted today between supporters of the Wafd candidate competing for Shubra district's professional’s seat, Ramy Lakah, and his National…
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
“The people choose their representatives today,” reads a front-page headline in state-run Al-Akhbar. Other state-run dailies echo a similarly positive…
Elections update: Civil servants bribed for votes in Alexandria
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Civil servants bribed for votes in Alexandria
In the Seyouf district of Alexandria, hundreds of microbuses ushered droves of civil servants to the ballot box.Upon arrival, large…
Egyptians head to the polls to elect new parliament
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Egyptians head to the polls to elect new parliament
Polling stations will open their doors today to 40 million eligible voters in an election which is expected to yield…
Election Monitor: Egypt fertile ground for Wafd gains, experts say
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Election Monitor: Egypt fertile ground for Wafd gains, experts say
As parliamentary elections approach, experts agree the Wafd Party is poised to win the largest number of seats within Egypt's…
Egypt’s Islamists will lose to liberal Wafdists in elections, say politicians
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Egypt’s Islamists will lose to liberal Wafdists in elections, say politicians
With polling stations are set to receive millions of voters on Sunday, Egyptian politicians and observers expect the new parliament…
Elections Monitor: NDP-Muslim Brotherhood accusations
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Elections Monitor: NDP-Muslim Brotherhood accusations
Several Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidates gathered their supporters and organized marches on Monday in an effort to incite security forces,…
Elections Monitor: ‘The Devil preaches!’
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Elections Monitor: ‘The Devil preaches!’
“We are not in need of American lessons in democracy or religious freedoms,” writes Ossama Saraya, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Ahram…