Presidential Elections Commission
MP calls Shafiq reinstatement a ‘threefold scandal’
Egypt
April 26, 2012
MP calls Shafiq reinstatement a ‘threefold scandal’
The Presidential Elections Commission’s decision to reinstate former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq into the presidential race is “shameful,” according to…
Elections commission reverses ban on Ahmed Shafiq
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Elections commission reverses ban on Ahmed Shafiq
The last prime minister to serve under deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been allowed to re-enter the race for…
Shafiq appeals exclusion decision before Presidential Elections Commission
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Shafiq appeals exclusion decision before Presidential Elections Commission
Former Vice President Ahmed Shafiq, who was excluded from the presidential election, sent a letter to the Supreme Council of…
Court refers Abu Ismail appeal against Article 28 to state commissioners
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Court refers Abu Ismail appeal against Article 28 to state commissioners
The State Council administrative court decided Tuesday to refer the lawsuit filed by Hazem Salah Abu Ismail challenging Article 28…
Presidential hopefuls receive electoral symbols
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Presidential hopefuls receive electoral symbols
Several independent presidential hopefuls chose their electoral symbols on Tuesday in preparation for the May election. Ahmed Shafiq chose a…
Presidential Elections Commission sets regulations for civil society election observers
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Presidential Elections Commission sets regulations for civil society election observers
The Presidential Elections Commission on Monday set conditions for local civil society organizations observing the presidential election, banning observers from…
Abu Ismail supporters continue sit-in for fourth day
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Abu Ismail supporters continue sit-in for fourth day
Supporters of Hazem Abu Ismail continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square for the fourth day in a row to protest…
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, a controversial judge with plenty of power
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, a controversial judge with plenty of power
In his position as head of the Cairo Appeals Court, Abdel Moez Ibrahim has found himself at the center of…
Abu Ismail supporters stage sit-in in Tahrir following mass protest
Egypt
April 21, 2012
Abu Ismail supporters stage sit-in in Tahrir following mass protest
Supporters of excluded presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail began a sit-in in Tahrir Square Saturday morning, as the square became…
Abu Ismail calls on supporters to continue sit-in outside elections commission
Egypt
April 20, 2012
Abu Ismail calls on supporters to continue sit-in outside elections commission
Disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail called on his supporters Friday to continue their sit-in at the headquarters of…