shura council
Tantawi pledges democratic and fair presidential elections
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Tantawi pledges democratic and fair presidential elections
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces pledged on Tuesday that the next…
FJP member named Shura Council speaker
Egypt
February 28, 2012
FJP member named Shura Council speaker
Ahmed Fahmy of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has been elected speaker of the Shura Council, the upper…
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
A number of MPs from Egypt’s newly elected Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, violated the official oath while…
FJP nominates Shura Council speaker
Egypt
February 26, 2012
FJP nominates Shura Council speaker
The Freedom and Justice Party has nominated Ahmed Fahmy, who won the won the workers' seat in the Sharqiya constituency,…
FJP to name its Shura Council speaker nominee
Egypt
February 24, 2012
FJP to name its Shura Council speaker nominee
The Freedom and Justice Party has decided on its candidate to head the Shura Council, the higher chamber of the…
FJP wins 58.8 percent of seats in Shura Council elections
Egypt
February 23, 2012
FJP wins 58.8 percent of seats in Shura Council elections
The Freedom and Justice Party won 58.8 percent of seats in the Shura Council elections, the High Judicial Elections Commission…
Parliamentary elections wrap up with Islamists dominating the polls
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Parliamentary elections wrap up with Islamists dominating the polls
Egypt on Wednesday wraps up two-stage elections for the upper house of Parliament, which caps a landmark legislative poll that…
Final round of Shura Council elections begins
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Final round of Shura Council elections begins
Voter turnout remained low Wednesday as the runoff vote for the single-winner seats in the second phase of Shura Council…
Turnout for Shura Council polls remains weak
Egypt
February 15, 2012
Turnout for Shura Council polls remains weak
Polling stations opened with low voter turnout Wednesday for the second day in the final round of elections for the…
Voting begins for second round of Shura Council elections
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Voting begins for second round of Shura Council elections
The second round of elections for Egypt’s upper house, the Shura Council, began Tuesday. The end of this round, after…