2010 parliamentary elections
Egypt rejects US comments on elections
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Egypt rejects US comments on elections
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected statements issued by the US State Department and the White House denouncing violations…
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…
Sidelining Islamists holds risks for Egypt
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Sidelining Islamists holds risks for Egypt
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has been pushed to the sidelines of mainstream politics after an election it said was rigged, a…
NDP sweeps elections, opposition get less than 3% in first round
Egypt
December 1, 2010
NDP sweeps elections, opposition get less than 3% in first round
President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party has captured nearly all the parliament seats that were decided in a first round of…
A new election strategy is needed
Opinion
December 1, 2010
A new election strategy is needed
Though I write these lines before the official announcement of the first-round election results and though the new parliament will…
What do these elections say about Egypt?
Opinion
November 30, 2010
What do these elections say about Egypt?
What is one to make of the first round of elections that took place on Sunday?One could note, as every…
Electoral violence persists in Upper Egyptian city of Qena
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Electoral violence persists in Upper Egyptian city of Qena
Qena--The announcement of the preliminary result tallies of Sunday's election failed to quiet most districts in the Upper Egyptian city…
Muslim Brotherhood mulls boycott of Sunday’s run-off elections
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood mulls boycott of Sunday’s run-off elections
In light of widespread reports of electoral irregularities during Sunday's parliamentary elections--including fraud, bribery and intimidation and violence--Muslim Brotherhood (MB)…
Election Day casualty list: 16 dead, 100 injured
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Election Day casualty list: 16 dead, 100 injured
A total of 16 people were killed and 100 injured throughout Egypt during Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to security sources.
NDP executive committee to review parliament poll results Wednesday
Egypt
November 30, 2010
NDP executive committee to review parliament poll results Wednesday
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)'s executive committee