parliamentary elections
Elections nominations date to be set by end of September
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Elections nominations date to be set by end of September
Egypt's state-run news agency MENA reported Monday that the date for opening nominations for the upcoming parliamentary elections will be…
ElBaradei urges changes to interim constitution
Egypt
September 12, 2011
ElBaradei urges changes to interim constitution
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei has called upon Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to amend the interim…
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Hussein Tantawy on Thursday pledged to guarantee the integrity…
Military council to amend law on electoral constituencies
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Military council to amend law on electoral constituencies
An official source has revealed that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is amending the new law on…
Activist group blames military council for NDP resurgence
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Activist group blames military council for NDP resurgence
The April 6 Youth Movement has blamed the ruling military council for the return of members of the disbanded National…
ElBaradei: Proposed law would lead to ‘unrepresentative parliament’
Egypt
September 6, 2011
ElBaradei: Proposed law would lead to ‘unrepresentative parliament’
An election law scheduled for review by Egypt's ruling military council will lead to an "unrepresentative parliament," presidential hopeful Mohamed…
Two Egyptian Islamist parties announce merger
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Two Egyptian Islamist parties announce merger
Nahda Party, an Egyptian Islamist party pending recognition, has said it will merge with Fadila Party, an Islamist party established…
New law on Egypt’s electoral constituencies favors Islamists
Egypt
September 5, 2011
New law on Egypt’s electoral constituencies favors Islamists
The new law regulating electoral constituencies soon to be announced by Egypt's military rulers - in which electoral constituencies are…
Monday’s papers: Debate over parliamentary elections law and Mubarak’s trial in session
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Monday’s papers: Debate over parliamentary elections law and Mubarak’s trial in session
State-owned Al-Ahram leads with the headline: “The cabinet is set to discuss the possibility of amending the parliamentary elections law…
NAC states six demands to be voiced on Friday’s protest
Egypt
September 4, 2011
NAC states six demands to be voiced on Friday’s protest
The National Association for Change (NAC) called for a protest on Friday entitled “Path Correction Friday” which aims at rescuing…