2011 parliamentary elections
Military police remove Freedom and Justice Party tent
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Military police remove Freedom and Justice Party tent
Military police have removed a tent set up by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in…
Monday’s papers: Parliament and government under construction
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Monday’s papers: Parliament and government under construction
Between the announcement of the list-based candidacy results of the first phase of the parliamentary elections and the run-offs taking…
Army prevents electoral campaigning at some polling stations
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Army prevents electoral campaigning at some polling stations
A prominent military official on Monday pledged to prevent election campaigning outside polling stations. Ismail Etman, a member of the…
In a bid to win, Egyptian Bloc candidates use religion in campaigns
Egypt
December 5, 2011
In a bid to win, Egyptian Bloc candidates use religion in campaigns
Candidates from the liberal Egyptian Bloc in Cairo's second constituency have resorted to using religious publicity in their electoral campaigns…
ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in parliamentary vote
Egypt
December 5, 2011
ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in parliamentary vote
Egypt's top reformist leader said Sunday the liberal youth behind the country's uprising have been "decimated" in parliamentary elections dominated…
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls
The High Election Commission (HEC) has decided to cut polling station employees by 50 percent because the previous large number…
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…
Coptic Church to support independents in run-off elections
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Coptic Church to support independents in run-off elections
The Coptic Orthodox Church will support independent candidates in Alexandria against Islamist parties in the run-offs for the first phase…
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Christians do not fear the rise of Islamists in Egypt — what scares them instead are electoral tactics that go…
NDP remnants bitter over parliamentary election losses
Egypt
December 4, 2011
NDP remnants bitter over parliamentary election losses
In the run-up to Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary elections, many feared the continued dominance of former regime remnants, owing…