Wafd
Elections monitor: Challenges to NDP, campaign transgressions
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Elections monitor: Challenges to NDP, campaign transgressions
More than 80 percent of Egyptians do not wish to vote in this year’s elections, according to a study by…
Elections monitor: NDP-Wafd-MB competition, tightening security measures against Brotherhood
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Elections monitor: NDP-Wafd-MB competition, tightening security measures against Brotherhood
As the November elections approach, the liberal Wafd Party has threatened to revoke its decision to participate, decided not to…
Electoral commission approval needed to air election campaign ads
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Electoral commission approval needed to air election campaign ads
Egyptian authorities on Monday said candidates and parties vying for seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections must obtain the approval…
Q&A with Wafd Party general-secretary
Egypt
October 18, 2010
Q&A with Wafd Party general-secretary
The Wafd Party has recently undergone several highly publicised developments. Al-Masry Al-Youm interviewed Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, the party’s general-secretary,…
The Al-Dostour crisis
Opinion
October 9, 2010
The Al-Dostour crisis
Al-Dostour’s recently dismissed chief editor, Ibrahim Eissa, was not fired due to ordinary disputes over administrative or editorial issues. The…
The coming Cairo autumn
Opinion
October 5, 2010
The coming Cairo autumn
Political openings in Egypt over the last 30 years have come in waves. Swelling and then retreating, they have had…
How the Wafd Party let us down
Opinion
October 4, 2010
How the Wafd Party let us down
I write this article not as the leader of an opposition party but as an Egyptian citizen concerned about my…
Al-Wafd’s decision to participate in elections sparks controversy
Egypt
September 19, 2010
Al-Wafd’s decision to participate in elections sparks controversy
Al-Wafd's decision to participate in elections has stirred controversy in the Egyptian political landscape with some welcoming the decision and…
Wafd Party to run in next parliamentary elections
Egypt
September 18, 2010
Wafd Party to run in next parliamentary elections
The Wafd party, Egypt’s largest official opposition party, announced on Friday their rejection to boycotting the upcoming parliamentary elections. Despite a…
Opposition parties seek transparency guarantees in upcoming elections
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Opposition parties seek transparency guarantees in upcoming elections
The government needs to guarantee transparency in the upcoming elections, said Wafd Party Chief al-Sayyed al-Badawi.