Voting
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’
Egypt
December 14, 2011
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’
Poorer and rural areas of Giza have seen a high turnout for the second phase of parliamentary elections, with most…
Live updates: Polling stations close and the military guards ballots
Egypt
December 14, 2011
Live updates: Polling stations close and the military guards ballots
The second phase of Egypt's People's Assembly elections kicked off on Wednesday with more than 3000 candidates competing for 180…
77,000 Egyptian expats voted in run-off elections
Egypt
December 6, 2011
77,000 Egyptian expats voted in run-off elections
Some 77,119 Egyptians living abroad cast their votes in the run-offs for the first phase of the parliamentary elections, the…
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls
The High Election Commission (HEC) has decided to cut polling station employees by 50 percent because the previous large number…
Sunday’s papers: Ganzouri’s cabinet dilemma
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Ganzouri’s cabinet dilemma
New Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri is on the hot seat trying to form a new cabinet. “The list of nominees…
A day of voting and coffee in Maadi
Life & Style
November 30, 2011
A day of voting and coffee in Maadi
By 8 am, the four schools in the one-block radius between Road 3 and Road 4 in Maadi connected in…
High election committee provides an extra 5000 ballot boxes
Egypt
November 29, 2011
High election committee provides an extra 5000 ballot boxes
The high election committee delivered more than 5000 ballot boxes to polling stations around Egypt, as available boxes were filled…
Interior Ministry says ballot boxes are secure
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Interior Ministry says ballot boxes are secure
The Interior Ministry confirmed Tuesday the security of all ballot boxes containing votes cast Monday. Judges supervising elections had sealed…
Report: Interior Ministry apologizes for election mistakes
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Report: Interior Ministry apologizes for election mistakes
Egypt's Interior Ministry has apologized for procedural mistakes reported so far in the first round of the People's Assembly elections,…
Freedom and Justice Party estimates voter turnout at least 30%
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Freedom and Justice Party estimates voter turnout at least 30%
Voter turnout at yesterday's polls was 30 to 32 percent, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) estimated, according…