Shura Council elections
Free Egyptians Party to boycott Shura Council elections
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Free Egyptians Party to boycott Shura Council elections
The Free Egyptians Party on Monday announced it will boycott the upcoming Shura Council elections to protest violations committed during…
Shura Council elections to end earlier
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Shura Council elections to end earlier
The head of Egypt's ruling military council decided to hold elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of parliament,…
SCAF supports shorter election timetable, says Advisory Council
Egypt
December 29, 2011
SCAF supports shorter election timetable, says Advisory Council
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has agreed to a new condensed timetable that would make presidential…
Advisory council proposes moving up Shura Council elections, shortening transition period
Egypt
December 25, 2011
Advisory council proposes moving up Shura Council elections, shortening transition period

The advisory council to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has suggested holding the election for Egypt’s upper…
Parliamentary election nomination process opens
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Parliamentary election nomination process opens
Election committees nationwide began accepting nomination applications Wednesday for the 28 November parliamentary elections. The committees are set up in…
Egypt sets 21 November date for parliament vote
Egypt
September 17, 2011
Egypt sets 21 November date for parliament vote
Egypt's military rulers have set 21 November as the date for a vote for People's Assembly (lower house of parliament),…
NDP official says Shura Council elections were rigged
Egypt
July 2, 2010
NDP official says Shura Council elections were rigged
A leading official in the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has acknowledged that election rigging did in fact occur in…
Political groups cry foul over Shura elections
Egypt
June 24, 2010
Political groups cry foul over Shura elections
Some 50 representatives of various political parties and movements staged demonstrations before the parliament building on Thursday, claiming that Shura…
44 Shura appointments include 8 Copts
Egypt
June 22, 2010
44 Shura appointments include 8 Copts
President Hosni Mubarak has appointed 44 members to the Shura Council, including eight Copts, 11 women as well as former…
NAC unveils 3-phase plan leading up to elections
Egypt
June 19, 2010
NAC unveils 3-phase plan leading up to elections
Hassan Nafaa, general coordinator for the National Association for Change (NAC), has announced that the association is witnessing a new…