2012 parliamentary elections
Islamist parties split over election system
Egypt
October 8, 2012
Islamist parties split over election system
Tensions are growing between the Salafi Nour Party and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party as the two groups…
Jama’a al-Islamiya plans to run in elections on independent lists
Egypt
September 30, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya plans to run in elections on independent lists
Candidates of the Construction and Development Party, the political arm of Jama’a al-Islamiya, will run in the upcoming parliamentary…
Sabbahi campaign’s Popular Current attempts to unite secular forces
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Sabbahi campaign’s Popular Current attempts to unite secular forces
The Popular Current, whose launch was led by the campaign of former presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi, is the latest addition…
Liberals, leftists unite against Islamists for parliamentary polls
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Liberals, leftists unite against Islamists for parliamentary polls
Liberals and leftist powers and parties plan to unite in a new electoral alliance to face Islamists in the upcoming…
ElBaradei holds meeting to discuss elections, future of Constitution Party
Egypt
July 25, 2012
ElBaradei holds meeting to discuss elections, future of Constitution Party
A number of political parties are set to join the Constitution Party to form an alliance in the upcoming…
In Minya, election campaigns wear religious cloak
Egypt
January 1, 2012
In Minya, election campaigns wear religious cloak
Both Islamic and secular candidates in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya have shown heightened interest in using religion as…
NDP getting ready for parliamentary elections
Egypt
April 3, 2011
NDP getting ready for parliamentary elections
A member of the the formerly-ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Mohamed Sheta, said the party is getting ready for the…