parliamentary elections
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
The Arab Women's Association submitted an application on Sunday for the formation of a political party, to be named the…
Government to form popular committees to secure parliamentary elections
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Government to form popular committees to secure parliamentary elections
Local Development Minister Mohamed Ahmed Attiya said Sunday his ministry has started preparations to form government-supported popular committees to secure…
Parliament candidacy application period extended
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Parliament candidacy application period extended
Egypt's High Elections Commission decided on Saturday to extend the deadline for candidacy applications for the upcoming parliamentary elections to…
Court postpones case on expats’ right to vote
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Court postpones case on expats’ right to vote
The Administrative Court has postponed the case of Egyptian expats who were supposed to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections to…
Islamists ally against Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
October 15, 2011
Islamists ally against Muslim Brotherhood
Election alliance tensions have flared up between Islamist movements and parties after two Salafi parties announced they will leave an…
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Women running in elections should be veiled, says Salafi leader
Salafi leader Mahmoud Amer has said there should be conditions on women running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, namely that…
Chaos prevails as candidates attempt to register for elections, say rights groups
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Chaos prevails as candidates attempt to register for elections, say rights groups
Rights groups have described the registration process for candidates in Egypt's parliamentary elections as chaotic, adding that clashes with security…
Parliamentary election registration draws 1325 candidates on first day
Egypt
October 13, 2011
Parliamentary election registration draws 1325 candidates on first day
The head of Egypt's High Elections Commission said Thursday that 1325 nominees submitted applications to run in the upcoming parliamentary…
NDP remnants rush to submit election nominations
Egypt
October 12, 2011
NDP remnants rush to submit election nominations
Hundreds of former members of the defunct National Democratic Party (NDP) on Wednesday queued up to submit candidacy applications for…
Nour Party says it will not use religious election slogans
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Nour Party says it will not use religious election slogans
The Salafi Nour Party has not chosen a slogan for upcoming parliamentary elections but it does not plan to use…