2010 parliamentary elections

Kudos to the NDP
Opinion

Kudos to the NDP

The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) stands to win a landslide victory in Egypt's parliamentary elections, though I write these…
Elections update: Indie candidate charges NDP rival with vote-rigging
Egypt

Elections update: Indie candidate charges NDP rival with vote-rigging

Independent MP and parliamentary candidate Mostafa Bakry on Sunday staged a sit-in before a Helwan polling station, claiming that Sunday's…
Elections digest: Polls see low turnout; experts forecast NDP landslide
Egypt

Elections digest: Polls see low turnout; experts forecast NDP landslide

Egypt’s polling stations closed their doors to voters at 7 PM on Sunday after an Election Day marred by at…
Elections update: Vote-buying business sees Election-Day boom
Egypt

Elections update: Vote-buying business sees Election-Day boom

The vote-buying business enjoyed a boom on Election Day, with a number of parliamentary candidates attempting to lure would-be voters…
Elections update: HRW representative detained in Delta town
Egypt

Elections update: HRW representative detained in Delta town

The deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division, Joe Stork, was briefly detained on Sunday…
Elections update: Polling suspended in 3 districts in Kafr al-Sheikh, Beni Sueif, Beheira
Egypt

Elections update: Polling suspended in 3 districts in Kafr al-Sheikh, Beni Sueif, Beheira

The state-run High Elections Commission (HEC) has suspended parliamentary polling in Kafr al-Sheikh's Hamul district, in which independent MP Hamdeen…
Elections update: EU delegation visits Cairo polling stations in Helwan, Al-Sahel
Egypt

Elections update: EU delegation visits Cairo polling stations in Helwan, Al-Sahel

A European Union delegation paid visits to several polling stations during today's parliamentary polls, despite the Egyptian government’s refusal to…
Elections update: Poll results to be announced Tuesday
Egypt

Elections update: Poll results to be announced Tuesday

The results of Egypt's parliamentary election will be announced on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning due to the high number…
Elections update: Brotherhood candidate Sobhy Saleh denies news of withdrawal
Egypt

Elections update: Brotherhood candidate Sobhy Saleh denies news of withdrawal

In a statement to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidate Sobhi Saleh denied news that he had withdrawn from parliamentary…
Elections update: Muslim Brotherhood under attack in northern stronghold
Egypt

Elections update: Muslim Brotherhood under attack in northern stronghold

Two prominent Muslim Brotherhood candidates in the coastal city of Alexandria have been facing serious challenges since polling stations opened…
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