presidential elections
Calls for presidential elections to be held before parliamentary ones
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Calls for presidential elections to be held before parliamentary ones
A number of politicians and experts expressed fear that the formerly ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) could reappear on the…
Egyptian expats call on interim govt for right to vote in elections
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Egyptian expats call on interim govt for right to vote in elections
US-based Egyptians are calling on Egypt’s caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to allow them to vote in the upcoming parliamentary…
Constitutional amendments: Agreements and concerns
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Constitutional amendments: Agreements and concerns
The Armed Forces set 19 March as the date for a national referendum on the constitutional amendments drafted by a…
Authorities mull holding presidential elections before parliamentary ones
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Authorities mull holding presidential elections before parliamentary ones
Sources say that the cabinet and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces are considering holding presidential elections before parliamentary…
Brotherhood divided over minority presidential candidates
Egypt
February 25, 2011
Brotherhood divided over minority presidential candidates
The Muslim Brotherhood is internally divided over whether women and Copts should be allowed to run for president. The debate…
Tagammu sets conditions for participating in presidential elections
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Tagammu sets conditions for participating in presidential elections
The leftist opposition Tagammu Party has set six conditions that must be met if it will take part in Egyptian…
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
The presidency in Tunisia has been declared officially vacant, Al Jazeera reported. The head of the Tunisian parliament is temporarily…
Trade union federation postpones elections to 2012
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Trade union federation postpones elections to 2012
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) on Tuesday announced it will postpone internal elections until 2012.The federation previously planned to…
ElBaradei returns to Egypt to convene with support base
Egypt
December 6, 2010
ElBaradei returns to Egypt to convene with support base
Former UN nuclear chief and potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei on Sunday returned to Cairo after a visit to Vienna…
Saudi authorities arrest NAC coordinator
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Saudi authorities arrest NAC coordinator
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) on Sunday said Saudi authorities have arrested Osama Meshref, a coordinator for…