parliamentary elections
Sunday’s papers: Suggestions for the way forward
Egypt
December 25, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Suggestions for the way forward
Sunday’s papers focus on suggestions to accelerate the timeline of the transitional period as the results of the second round…
PM discusses elections, budget deficit with military council
Egypt
December 24, 2011
PM discusses elections, budget deficit with military council
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri met with members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Saturday to discuss…
Freedom and Justice Party leads in second round of elections
Egypt
December 24, 2011
Freedom and Justice Party leads in second round of elections
The High Judicial Elections Commission (HJEC) held a press conference on Saturday to announce the winners of the run-offs for…
To whom should power be handed over?
Opinion
December 24, 2011
To whom should power be handed over?
A quick read of the current political scene suggests that there is some consensus on the need to minimize the…
High elections commission predicts run-off results on Saturday
Egypt
December 22, 2011
High elections commission predicts run-off results on Saturday
A senior official at Egypt's High Judicial Elections Commission (HJEC) said on Thursday that the results of run-offs from the…
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…
Revolutionary youth candidates lose in second-phase elections
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Revolutionary youth candidates lose in second-phase elections
Revolutionary youth candidates running independently or within political parties have performed poorly in the second phase of the parliamentary elections…
Voters express worry amid violence in Tahrir
Life & Style
December 19, 2011
Voters express worry amid violence in Tahrir
While the second round of the elections was underway, clashes erupted between the military and protesters in Cairo. With a…
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians
Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf called for accelerating the power transfer to a civilian government by holding presidential elections, saying…