Voting
French presidential candidates in one day truce before the vote
World
April 21, 2012
French presidential candidates in one day truce before the vote
French presidential candidates marked a one day truce Saturday on the eve of voting in a first-round poll to whittle…
Who do Egypt’s villagers vote for? And why?
Opinion
April 10, 2012
Who do Egypt’s villagers vote for? And why?
As of yesterday, 23 candidates, who belong to different parties and political orientations, have applied to run for the presidency.
Egyptians abroad begin online voter registration
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Egyptians abroad begin online voter registration
Voter registration for Egyptians living abroad who will cast ballots for the upcoming presidential election began Monday, the Foreign…
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…
Low turnout, glitches in Shura Council elections
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Low turnout, glitches in Shura Council elections
Turnout for the Shura Council elections has remained extremely low in the first phase, with an average of 20 people…
Parliamentary elections marathon completed, with a few stragglers
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Parliamentary elections marathon completed, with a few stragglers
The marathon three-part elections for Egypt’s People’s Assembly, the lower house of the Egyptian parliament, came to a conclusion on…
Turnout over 30 percent in second phase of elections, says Brotherhood
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Turnout over 30 percent in second phase of elections, says Brotherhood
The turnout on the first day of the second phase of the parliamentary elections exceeded 30 percent, said the Brotherhood’s…
Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a blogger and political activist in prison on charges connected with October’s Maspero clashes, voted in…
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
Voting resumed on Thursday for the second round of Egypt's People's Assembly elections, which began Wednesday. Reports of illegal election-day…
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
Egypt
December 14, 2011
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roushdy said on Wednesday that the ministry had begun receiving the voting figures for the second…