presidential elections
Presidential hopeful: Egypt needs ruler with military background
Egypt
January 5, 2012
Presidential hopeful: Egypt needs ruler with military background
"The people need a ruler with a military background," said former deputy chief of General Intelligence Services Hossam Khairallah on…
Government approves amendments to Presidential Elections Law
Egypt
January 4, 2012
Government approves amendments to Presidential Elections Law
The government on Wednesday approved amendments to the Presidential Elections Law. The amendments were proposed by the Advisory Council and…
Advisory Council: Conditions for presidential candidacy unchanged
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Advisory Council: Conditions for presidential candidacy unchanged
The law on the presidential candidacy has not changed, said Mohamed Farahat, secretary general of the military-backed Advisory Council. “We…
A second military general joins the presidential race
Egypt
January 2, 2012
A second military general joins the presidential race
Former spy Lieutenant General Hossam Kemal al-Din, becoming the second presidential hopeful who has a military background, has announced his…
Minister: Nominations for presidency will begin in April
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Minister: Nominations for presidency will begin in April
Nominations for Egypt's presidency will open in April, Egypt's newly-appointed Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Mohamed Attia, has revealed.
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SCAF supports shorter election timetable, says Advisory Council
Egypt
December 29, 2011
SCAF supports shorter election timetable, says Advisory Council
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has agreed to a new condensed timetable that would make presidential…
Islamists slam proposal to elect president before drafting a constitution
Egypt
December 28, 2011
Islamists slam proposal to elect president before drafting a constitution
Islamist leaders are voicing their opposition to the possibility that presidential elections will be held before a constitution is drafted.…
Advisory council: No intention to move forward presidential elections
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Advisory council: No intention to move forward presidential elections
Presidential elections will not be moved forward because there needs to be ample time to write the new constitution, said…
To whom should power be handed over?
Opinion
December 24, 2011
To whom should power be handed over?
A quick read of the current political scene suggests that there is some consensus on the need to minimize the…
Presidential candidate stresses his good relations with SCAF
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Presidential candidate stresses his good relations with SCAF
At a conference organized by the Canada Egypt Business Council on Wednesday, Lieutenant General Ahmed Shafiq, who is running in…