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Egyptian head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and presidential candidate, Mohammed Mursi, addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in a football stadium in Zagazig city, Sharqeya, April 23, 2012.
Elections commission refers campaign silence violators, disqualified candidates to prosecution
Al-Masry Al-Youm 03 May 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater and Salafi preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who were both...
Presidential election campaign posters of Egypt's former Vice President Omar Suleiman (top R) and Abdel Moneim Abol Fotoh (bottom), a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo, April 12, 2012. The presidential elections will be held on next May 23 and 24. The posters read, ""Yes to Omar Suleiman as president" (top R) and "Abol Fotoh president of Egypt 2012" (bottom).
After months of breaching ban, election campaigns start Monday
Al-Masry Al-Youm 29 Apr 2012
The official campaign period for the presidential election will begin Monday and last until 21 May, though candidates...
File photo of Islamic presidential hopeful Hazem abu Ismail
Abu Ismail: SCAF respects constitution, Parliament follows personal interests
Egypt Independent 28 Apr 2012
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail defended the ruling military council in an interview with state owned Akhbar Al-Youm...
A protester holds up banner against Ahmed Shafiq and Amr Mussa during protests in front of al-Quaed Ibrahim mosque, Alexandria, April 27,2012. Muslim Brotherhood called for protests to demand hand over power by next June. 
Thousands protest in governorates for swift transfer of power
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Apr 2012
Thousands of protesters in several of Egypt’s governorates took to the streets on Friday to participate in the...
Egyptian judge Faruq Sultan, head of the elections committee, holds a press conference in Cairo, February 29, 2012. Egypt will vote on May 23 and 24 to elect its first president since a popular uprising overthrew Hosni Mubarak a year ago, Sultan said.
Source: Court entitled to review amendment to political rights law
Al-Masry Al-Youm 26 Apr 2012
The Supreme Constitutional Court is entitled to review a Parliament-approved bill barring former regime figures from...
Campaign banners of Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa in streets, Cairo, March 12,2012, despite ban from 10 March to 29 April.
Information Minister confirms media neutrality toward presidential candidates
Al-Masry Al-Youm 26 Apr 2012
Information Minister Ahmed Anis said that state-run media is committed to neutrality, justice and transparency in the...
Egyptian judge Faruq Sultan, head of the elections committee, holds a press conference in Cairo, February 29, 2012. Egypt will vote on May 23 and 24 to elect its first president since a popular uprising overthrew Hosni Mubarak a year ago, Sultan said.
Update: Elections commission releases final list of presidential contenders
Egypt Independent 26 Apr 2012
The Presidential Elections Commission announced Thursday the final list of candidates qualified to run in the election...
المحامي عصام سلطان ، عضو الجمعية الوطنية للتغيير وأحد مؤسسى حزب الوسط (تحت التأسيس) .
MP calls Shafiq reinstatement a 'threefold scandal'
Al-Masry Al-Youm 26 Apr 2012
The Presidential Elections Commission’s decision to reinstate former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq into the...
Ahmad Shafiq, former Prime Minister and presidential hopeful, leaves after registering his candidacy for the presidential elections, Cairo, March 10, 2012 as Egypt's presidential race kicked off.
Elections commission reverses ban on Ahmed Shafiq
Reuters 26 Apr 2012
The last prime minister to serve under deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been allowed to re-enter the race...
Ahmed Shafiq Minister of Civil Aviation
Shafiq appeals exclusion decision before Presidential Elections Commission
Egypt Independent 25 Apr 2012
Former Vice President Ahmed Shafiq, who was excluded from the presidential election, sent a letter to the Supreme...