Elections
Update: Electoral violations, scuffles and a low turnout reported in run-offs
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Update: Electoral violations, scuffles and a low turnout reported in run-offs
Scuffles erupted between supporters of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and the Salafi-led Nour Party at a polling station…
High Elections Commission publishes comprehensive vote tally
Egypt
December 4, 2011
High Elections Commission publishes comprehensive vote tally
The High Elections Commission on Sunday released a comprehensive tally of votes in Egypt’s recent parliamentary poll, the first phase…
Man killed by gunfire in Monufiya, as election rivals clash
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Man killed by gunfire in Monufiya, as election rivals clash
A man was killed by gunfire in Monufiya Governorate early on Sunday during an apparent clash between supporters of the…
Military to control polling stations during run-off vote
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Military to control polling stations during run-off vote
The Egyptian military will be given control of polling stations during the run-off vote for the first phase of elections…
State TV: Election results will be announced at 8 pm
Egypt
December 2, 2011
State TV: Election results will be announced at 8 pm
Results of the first round of parliamentary elections will be announced at 8 pm Friday night, Egyptian state TV reported…
Legal experts differ over possibility of elections annulment
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Legal experts differ over possibility of elections annulment
Legal experts differed over the possibility that the results of the first phase of the parliamentary elections could be appealed…
Freedom and Justice Party rescinds statement about right to form govt
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Freedom and Justice Party rescinds statement about right to form govt
The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, has rescinded its demand on Wednesday to form…
Request to annul Engineers Syndicate elections
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Request to annul Engineers Syndicate elections
Members of the "Engineers against Sequestration" group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit, requesting the annulment of Engineers Syndicate elections results…
Justice minister accused of rigging lawyers syndicate elections
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Justice minister accused of rigging lawyers syndicate elections
A number of lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the justice minister and the head of the administrative prosecution, accusing…
State TV: Elections results postponed to Friday
Egypt
December 1, 2011
State TV: Elections results postponed to Friday
The announcement of first-round parliamentary elections results have been postponed to Friday, Egyptian state TV said reported on Thursday. The…