parliamentary elections
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians
Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf called for accelerating the power transfer to a civilian government by holding presidential elections, saying…
Voter turnout at 67 percent, Islamists leading again
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Voter turnout at 67 percent, Islamists leading again
Turnout in the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections reached 67 percent, according to Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of the…
60,000 Egyptian expats voted in second round of elections
Egypt
December 16, 2011
60,000 Egyptian expats voted in second round of elections
Nearly 60,000 Egyptian expatriates voted in the second round of the People's Assembly elections, which concluded Thursday, Al-Masry Al-Youm has…
Early second round results: FJP, Nour Party lists on top
Egypt
December 16, 2011
Early second round results: FJP, Nour Party lists on top
Early results from the second round of People's Assembly elections emerging Friday suggested another landslide victory for Islamists. Vote counting…
Turnout over 30 percent in second phase of elections, says Brotherhood
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Turnout over 30 percent in second phase of elections, says Brotherhood
The turnout on the first day of the second phase of the parliamentary elections exceeded 30 percent, said the Brotherhood’s…
Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a blogger and political activist in prison on charges connected with October’s Maspero clashes, voted in…
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
While the second round of People's Assembly elections have been mostly peaceful, reports of isolated violence and voting irregularities have…
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd
Coverage of the second round of parliamentary elections dominates today’s press, with the party-run Al-Wafd in a bitter recriminatory mood,…
With balloons, medicine and smiles, FJP woos voters
Egypt
December 15, 2011
With balloons, medicine and smiles, FJP woos voters
Mostafa Mahmoud Square in the Giza neighborhood of Mohandiseen was home to what felt like a street carnival on a…
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
Voting resumed on Thursday for the second round of Egypt's People's Assembly elections, which began Wednesday. Reports of illegal election-day…