2010 parliamentary elections
Tagammu Party suffers mass resignations in wake of parliamentary polls
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Tagammu Party suffers mass resignations in wake of parliamentary polls
Al-Badry Farghaly, a leading member of the opposition Tagammu Party, resigned from the party
Wafd Party head to brief Mubarak on electoral violations
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Wafd Party head to brief Mubarak on electoral violations
President of the opposition Wafd Party Al-Sayed al-Badawy said on Tuesday that he would send President Hosni Mubarak a detailed…
Rights groups: Electoral violence must end before Sunday’s run-offs
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Rights groups: Electoral violence must end before Sunday’s run-offs
Human Rights organizations called on Egyptian political parties and movements to end electoral violence and low voter turnout prior to…
Pope’s ballot triggers doubts about future of regime-church relationship
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Pope’s ballot triggers doubts about future of regime-church relationship
In the midst of the abundant flow of reports about electoral violence and allegations of vote rigging, news about the…
Elections no longer about re-distribution of wealth and power, critics say
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Elections no longer about re-distribution of wealth and power, critics say
In the wake of Sunday's landslide parliamentary victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, some Egyptian analysts are arguing that,…
US ‘dismayed’ by Egyptian election process
Egypt
November 30, 2010
US ‘dismayed’ by Egyptian election process
Washington--The United States said on Monday reports of "irregularities" in Egypt's parliamentary elections raise questions about the "fairness and transparency"…
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…
Run-off vote set for mainly NDP internal competition
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Run-off vote set for mainly NDP internal competition
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) secured the majority of seats in parliament in Sunday's poll, according to preliminary election…
Tuesday’s papers: NDP landslide, a Brotherhood beating, fierce run-off competition
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: NDP landslide, a Brotherhood beating, fierce run-off competition
The front pages of both state-run and independent newspapers on Tuesday lead with news of Sunday's parliamentary election results. State-run…
National Democratic Party sweeps Upper Egypt’s Qena governorate
Egypt
November 29, 2010
National Democratic Party sweeps Upper Egypt’s Qena governorate
Qena--Candidates of the ruling National Democratic Party swept Qena’s southern governorate in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. However,…