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In wake of uprising, long-repressed state employees express grievances
Egypt
February 15, 2011
In wake of uprising, long-repressed state employees express grievances
While state employees have historically shied away from street politics, some have begun to engage in protests in front of…
Elections Monitor: The controversial Ahmed Ezz
Egypt
December 14, 2010
Elections Monitor: The controversial Ahmed Ezz
Ahmed Ezz, the National Democratic Party secretary of the organization, was a prominent--albeit controversial--figure in the 2010 People’s Assembly elections.…
Elections Monitor: Glass half-full or half-empty?
Egypt
December 13, 2010
Elections Monitor: Glass half-full or half-empty?
It is not clear why commentators in independent and partisan newspapers insist on pointing out the negative features of the…
Elections Monitor: ‘The day of anger’
Egypt
December 12, 2010
Elections Monitor: ‘The day of anger’
As the new People’s Assembly prepares to begin operations on Monday, opposition parties and movements continue to contest its constitutional…
Elections Monitor: Egypt’s opposition regroups in elections aftermath
Egypt
December 9, 2010
Elections Monitor: Egypt’s opposition regroups in elections aftermath
As the new People’s Assembly takes effect, Egypt’s opposition faces a series of challenges, including internal divisions and the imperative…
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood’s absence ‘positive for Egypt’
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood’s absence ‘positive for Egypt’
“A new parliament without the outlawed,” reads the headline of an opinion piece by Mohammed Barakat, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Akhbar.…
Elections Monitor: Violence in run-offs and calls to dissolve parliament
Egypt
December 7, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence in run-offs and calls to dissolve parliament
The National Democratic Party has won 419 seats out of 504 contested seats in the people’s assembly elections, thereby ensuring…
Elections Monitor: Discredited run-offs?
Egypt
December 6, 2010
Elections Monitor: Discredited run-offs?
Five hundred and sixty-six candidates competed for 283 seats in Monday’s run-offs, reports state-run Al-Ahram. The state flagship's front-page coverage…
Elections Monitor: MB-NDP confrontation continues despite withdrawal decision
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Elections Monitor: MB-NDP confrontation continues despite withdrawal decision
“A Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group kidnaps Magdi Ashour to prevent him from [participating in Nozha District] run-off [parliamentary] elections,” reads…
Elections Monitor: Former prominent judge questions whether the Egyptian judiciary fears God
Egypt
December 2, 2010
Elections Monitor: Former prominent judge questions whether the Egyptian judiciary fears God
"Can the public still say that Egypt’s judges fear God?” asks former head of the Judges Club Mahmoud al-Khudairi in…
Elections Monitor: Opposition parties respond to first round losses
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Elections Monitor: Opposition parties respond to first round losses
After suffering severe losses in the first round of parliamentary elections, Egypt’s opposition parties and movements are condemning electoral violations…
Elections Monitor: Egyptian judges express concern over integrity of elections
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Elections Monitor: Egyptian judges express concern over integrity of elections
State-run newspapers and National Democratic Party (NDP) officials continue to tout Sunday’s elections as democratic amid reports of fraud and…
Elections Monitor: Violence and fraud mar parliamentary elections
Egypt
November 29, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence and fraud mar parliamentary elections
“The people’s voice thwarts attempts to undermine the democratic festivities,” reads the headline for state-run Al-Ahram.
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
“The people choose their representatives today,” reads a front-page headline in state-run Al-Akhbar. Other state-run dailies echo a similarly positive…
Elections Monitor: Administrative justice rulings change electoral map
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Elections Monitor: Administrative justice rulings change electoral map
Three days before elections day, a series of administrative justice rulings are threatening to gerrymander the electoral map in several…
Election Monitor: Egypt fertile ground for Wafd gains, experts say
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Election Monitor: Egypt fertile ground for Wafd gains, experts say
As parliamentary elections approach, experts agree the Wafd Party is poised to win the largest number of seats within Egypt's…
Elections Monitor: NDP-Muslim Brotherhood accusations
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Elections Monitor: NDP-Muslim Brotherhood accusations
Several Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidates gathered their supporters and organized marches on Monday in an effort to incite security forces,…
Elections Monitor: ‘The Devil preaches!’
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Elections Monitor: ‘The Devil preaches!’
“We are not in need of American lessons in democracy or religious freedoms,” writes Ossama Saraya, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Ahram…
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood-NDP clashes persist with emboldened fury
Egypt
November 21, 2010
Elections Monitor: Brotherhood-NDP clashes persist with emboldened fury
“The outlawed incited chaos and terrorism in Alexandria,” reads a front-page headline in state-run daily Al-Gomhorriya. The headline captures the…
Elections Monitor: US continues calls for international elections monitoring
Egypt
November 18, 2010
Elections Monitor: US continues calls for international elections monitoring
Former US ambassador to Egypt Edward Walker is now the latest US official to call on the Egyptian government to…