2010 parliamentary elections

National Association for Change to form shadow parliament
Egypt

National Association for Change to form shadow parliament

At a meeting on Wednesday, the National Association for Change (NAC) reform movement announced its decision to establish a shadow…
Muslim Brotherhood expels lone winning parliamentary candidate
Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood expels lone winning parliamentary candidate

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group’s authoritative Guidance Office on Wednesday formally expelled  Magdi Ashour, the only group member to…
From too much Egyptian opposition to too little
Opinion

From too much Egyptian opposition to too little

Egypt’s 28 November election and its 5 December run-off solved one problem for the ruling party--by removing the Muslim Brothers…
It’s now up to the street
Opinion

It’s now up to the street

Egypt's controversial new parliament has convened in business-as-usual fashion despite the opposition's accusations that the new house is illegitimate and…
Opposition mounts legal challenge to legitimacy of incoming parliament
Egypt

Opposition mounts legal challenge to legitimacy of incoming parliament

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement and other Egyptian opposition forces filed several lawsuits this week challenging the legitimacy of the…
Monday’s news: Mubarak congratulates new MPs, ‘angry weather’ kills between 6-19
Egypt

Monday’s news: Mubarak congratulates new MPs, ‘angry weather’ kills between 6-19

In a congratulatory speech, President Hosni Mubarak reminded National Democratic Party members who secured parliamentary seats in last week’s elections…
Mubarak’s parliamentary picks
Opinion

Mubarak’s parliamentary picks

On Sunday, President Hosni Mubarak appointed ten MPs to parliament, a right the Egyptian constitution grants to any president. The…
Coptic leaders betrayed by parliamentary appointments
Egypt

Coptic leaders betrayed by parliamentary appointments

Coptic leaders feel deceived by the presidential resolution to place seven Copts in parliament by appointment, according to a Coptic…
Several opposition leaders protest ‘void’ parliament
Egypt

Several opposition leaders protest ‘void’ parliament

Flags of different colours and copies of the Quran were raised Sunday in downtown Cairo where nearly five hundred secular…
Former MPs to establish shadow parliament
Egypt

Former MPs to establish shadow parliament

Eighty-six former members of parliament announced plans to establish a shadow parliament as regime supporters threaten to dissolve the body…
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