2011 parliamentary elections
Legal controversy brews over blocking NDP candidates
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Legal controversy brews over blocking NDP candidates
A plan to legally block former National Democratic Party (NDP) members from the upcoming elections has stirred controversy around the legality…
Democratic Alliance to sue NDP-linked parliament candidates
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Democratic Alliance to sue NDP-linked parliament candidates
The Democratic Alliance said on Saturday that it has begun efforts to exclude candidates affiliated with the previously-ruling National Democratic Party…
Election official: SCAF has no stance on ruling to allow expat vote
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Election official: SCAF has no stance on ruling to allow expat vote
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has not taken a position on the recent Supreme Administrative Court ruling…
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
An administrative court has turned down a lawsuit requesting the annulment of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF)…
The Revolution Continues Coalition hits the ground running
Egypt
October 25, 2011
The Revolution Continues Coalition hits the ground running
The Revolution Continues Coalition is competing for more than 50 percent of seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to…
Egyptian Bloc ready for elections after several splits
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Egyptian Bloc ready for elections after several splits
The Egyptian Bloc, a political alliance of liberal parties, submitted its candidate lists for the parliamentary elections on Tuesday after…
Adl Party: Steering away from electoral coalitions
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Adl Party: Steering away from electoral coalitions
The centrist Adl Party will send “thousands” of activists campaigning door-to-door as it prepares to compete in the parliamentary elections…
Brotherhood contests over 50 percent of parliamentary seats
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Brotherhood contests over 50 percent of parliamentary seats
The Muslim Brotherhood-led electoral alliance announced on Tuesday that it would compete for all parliamentary seats under the slogan “We…
Military might
Opinion
October 24, 2011
Military might
I learnt a new word the other day: “stratocracy.” That’s a ruling system where the state is ruled directly by…
Splits in Islamic alliance raise questions about its electoral strength
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Splits in Islamic alliance raise questions about its electoral strength
With Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary poll approaching, the Islamist bloc, which once seemed robust and unbreakable has demonstrated major…