2010 parliamentary elections
Tagammu to run in upcoming poll with 73 candidates
Egypt
October 3, 2010
Tagammu to run in upcoming poll with 73 candidates
The leftist Tagammu Party has decided to partake in the parliamentary elections slated for November and plans to run 74…
Sources: Mubarak will ignore US offer to monitor elections
Egypt
October 2, 2010
Sources: Mubarak will ignore US offer to monitor elections
Egyptian diplomatic sources have said that President Hosni Mubarak will not respond to American demands to send observers to monitor…
Brotherhood ‘ready and able’ to vie for parliamentary seats
Egypt
September 27, 2010
Brotherhood ‘ready and able’ to vie for parliamentary seats
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement is "ready and able" to compete in
NAC coordinator warns opposition against contesting parliamentary races
Egypt
September 27, 2010
NAC coordinator warns opposition against contesting parliamentary races
Abdel Gelil Mustafa, newly-appointed coordinator of the National Association for Change (NAC), lashed out at Egyptian opposition parties this week…
Interior Minister warns MB against use of religious slogans in upcoming elections
Egypt
September 27, 2010
Interior Minister warns MB against use of religious slogans in upcoming elections
Egyptian Interior Minister Habib al-Adly warned the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement on Monday that police would prevent the group's…
No judicial monitoring, no hope
Egypt
September 27, 2010
No judicial monitoring, no hope
Elections to the People’s Assembly, Egypt’s lower house of parliament, slated for 29 November will be conducted without an independent…
TV show bans prompt fears of pre-election crackdown on private media
Egypt
September 27, 2010
TV show bans prompt fears of pre-election crackdown on private media
Every evening, millions of Egyptians are plastered to their television screens, surfing through dozens of privately-owned satellite channels that broadcast…
Nasserite Party to field 54 candidates in parliamentary elections
Egypt
September 26, 2010
Nasserite Party to field 54 candidates in parliamentary elections
Nasserite Party Vice President Mohamed Abul Ela this week said his party would field 48 male candidates in 21 governorates…
MB members detained in latest intimidation campaign
Egypt
September 26, 2010
MB members detained in latest intimidation campaign
Security authorities have arrested six Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Cairo, Giza, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in the latest detention…
Egypt’s families remain electoral forces to reckon with
Egypt
September 24, 2010
Egypt’s families remain electoral forces to reckon with
With the approach of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, family dynamics can often become a major factor in Egypt's electoral process.Throughout the…