2012 presidential candidates
Nour Party leader criticizes Abu Ismail supporters’ protest
Egypt
April 18, 2012
Nour Party leader criticizes Abu Ismail supporters’ protest
A leader from the Salafi-oriented Nour Party on Tuesday criticized a gathering organized by supporters of disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem…
Abu Ismail warns of Islamic revolution if disqualified from presidential race
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Abu Ismail warns of Islamic revolution if disqualified from presidential race
Disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail called on his supporters to continue their sit-in at the headquarters of the…
Egypt upholds bans on presidential front-runners
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Egypt upholds bans on presidential front-runners
Ten candidates for the Egyptian presidency including Hosni Mubarak's spy chief, a Muslim Brotherhood leader and a Salafi preacher lost…
Three disqualified presidential hopefuls appeal to stay in race
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Three disqualified presidential hopefuls appeal to stay in race
Three of Egypt’s main contenders for the presidency have filed appeals to stay in the race after the country’s election…
Presidential candidates find in spring celebrations opportunity for publicity
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Presidential candidates find in spring celebrations opportunity for publicity
Presidential candidates running in the upcoming election used the Sham al-Nessim celebration as a chance to reach out to Egyptians. …
Poll: Shafiq and Moussa benefit from ex-VP’s exclusion from presidential race
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Poll: Shafiq and Moussa benefit from ex-VP’s exclusion from presidential race
A poll conducted by Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies has shown that presidential candidates Ahmed Shafiq and Amr…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt’s political scene at boiling point
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egypt’s political scene at boiling point
Sunday’s papers focus on how the tension continues to escalate for the presidential election slated to take place on 23…
Presidential hopefuls start appeals against exclusion from race
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Presidential hopefuls start appeals against exclusion from race
Presidential candidates will start Sunday to appeal a decision by the Presidential Elections Commission to exclude them from upcoming election…
Elections commission postpones announcing candidates after meeting cut short
Egypt
April 14, 2012
Elections commission postpones announcing candidates after meeting cut short
Judge Mohamed Momtaz Metwally, a member of the Presidential Elections Commission, said Saturday that the commission has not set a…
Governorates echo Tahrir demands to bar former regime figures from office
Egypt
April 13, 2012
Governorates echo Tahrir demands to bar former regime figures from office
Residents in several Egyptian governorates took to the streets on Friday to demand that former regime figures be disqualified from…