2010 parliamentary elections
HEC: Candidates using religious slogans to be disqualified from parliamentary races
Egypt
October 25, 2010
HEC: Candidates using religious slogans to be disqualified from parliamentary races
Candidates using the slogan "Islam is the Solution" in the run-up to next month's parliamentary elections will be disqualified, High…
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Egypt
October 25, 2010
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Two parliamentary candidates representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) for Cairo's Nasr City district claim they are being pressured…
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…
Elections monitor: Heated competition for women’s seats, votes for tomatoes
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Elections monitor: Heated competition for women’s seats, votes for tomatoes
More than 1000 women will be competing over National Democratic Party (NDP) nominations for 64 seats allocated under the recently-adopted…
State TV, Al-Mehwar refuse to air Wafd Party campaign ads
Egypt
October 24, 2010
State TV, Al-Mehwar refuse to air Wafd Party campaign ads
Egyptian state television and the private Al-Mehwar satellite television station have both refused to broadcast promotional advertisements for the Wafd…
Parliamentary candidates warned against breaking campaign rules
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Parliamentary candidates warned against breaking campaign rules
Egypt's Supreme Election Committee has warned that all parliamentary candidates running in November elections who did not comply with the…
Elections monitor: Media restrictions; record campaign spending
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Elections monitor: Media restrictions; record campaign spending
The Egyptian government’s recent decision to shut down several satellite channels and place further restrictions on the media has raised…
Six MB members arrested in Beheira in pre-election raid
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Six MB members arrested in Beheira in pre-election raid
Egyptian security forces arrested six members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement on Sunday in the Nile Delta's Beheira…
Preparation of voter registration lists complete
Egypt
October 22, 2010
Preparation of voter registration lists complete
Director of the General Administration for Elections, Major General Mohamed Rafat Qumsan, has finished the preparation of the lists of…
In Alex, Wafd candidate uses cartoons in parliamentary campaign
Egypt
October 21, 2010
In Alex, Wafd candidate uses cartoons in parliamentary campaign
Supporters of Wafd Party member Mostafa Ibrahim, who is running in next month’s parliamentary elections, have hung posters featuring political…