Political Parties
Egypt’s Human Rights council sends opinion on constitutional amendments to parliament
Egypt
April 7, 2019
Egypt’s Human Rights council sends opinion on constitutional amendments to parliament
The National Council for Human Rights on Saturday sent its observations on the constitutional amendments draft to the House of…
Political parties urge participation in Egypt’s constitutional referendum
Society
April 2, 2019
Political parties urge participation in Egypt’s constitutional referendum
A number of Egyptian political parties supporting the constitutional amendments continued urging citizens to participate in the referendum for the…
Political parties back ‘Support Egypt’ coalition on constitutional amendments
Egypt
February 10, 2019
Political parties back ‘Support Egypt’ coalition on constitutional amendments
Several Egyptian political parties on Sunday have declared their support for a request submitted by the ‘Support Egypt’ coalition to…
Swiss farmer’s quest to save cow horns goes to vote
Society
November 21, 2018
Swiss farmer’s quest to save cow horns goes to vote
Concern over the cruelty of removing a cow’s horns had not been one of Switzerland’s most pressing political issues. So…
Pro-government parliamentary coalition not ruling out forming a political party
Egypt
April 10, 2018
Pro-government parliamentary coalition not ruling out forming a political party
The Support Egypt Coalition, a pro-government parliamentary coalition that controls a majority of 350 seats in parliament, is not ruling…
Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory
As the leader of a one-year old political party, Mohamed Badran, chairman of Mostakbal Watan (A Nation's Future), is making…
Greek neo-Nazi voters would back murder: victim’s mother
World
September 19, 2015
Greek neo-Nazi voters would back murder: victim’s mother
Greek voters casting ballots for neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn in Sunday's election would become "accessories to murder," the mother of…
Political parties face internal problems
Egypt
August 24, 2015
Political parties face internal problems
Although the date of the parliamentary elections is expected to be announced soon, many political parties are preoccupied with internal…
Popular campaign advocates disbanding of religiously-oriented parties
Egypt
August 22, 2015
Popular campaign advocates disbanding of religiously-oriented parties
A popular campaign is collecting signatures to lobby for banning and boycotting religiously-oriented political parties. Mohamed Attiya, who leads the Campaign…
Court rejects dissolution of Nour Party over religious orientations
Egypt
July 5, 2015
Court rejects dissolution of Nour Party over religious orientations
The Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday upheld an earlier verdict in which it turned down a petition demanding the dissolution…