2012 presidential election
Moussa: Protests over election results should remain nonviolent
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Moussa: Protests over election results should remain nonviolent
Former presidential hopeful Amr Moussa on Twitter Tuesday denounced an attack on remaining candidate Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign headquarters and called…
SCAF says election opportunity to turn ‘Month of Naksa’ into victory
Egypt
May 29, 2012
SCAF says election opportunity to turn ‘Month of Naksa’ into victory
Egypt’s ruling generals called on Egyptians, presidential candidates and political forces to change the month of June from a time…
Tahrir Square calm following protest against election results
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Tahrir Square calm following protest against election results
A cautious calm prevailed in Tahrir Square on Tuesday following protests that erupted after the official announcement of election results…
Ahead of runoff, questions arise over Brotherhood’s potential concessions
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Ahead of runoff, questions arise over Brotherhood’s potential concessions
As the Muslim Brotherhood strives to convince different political forces to rally behind its candidate in the upcoming presidential runoff,…
Secular forces jointly call for civil state after first round result
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Secular forces jointly call for civil state after first round result
Defeated presidential candidates and political parties plan to issue a consensus document Wednesday articulating the demands of what they call…
Protesters burn and ransack Shafiq’s campaign headquarters
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Protesters burn and ransack Shafiq’s campaign headquarters
A group of protesters stormed the campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq late Monday night, ransacking and burning the…
Sabbahi thanks God, his lawyer objects
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Sabbahi thanks God, his lawyer objects
Hamdeen Sabbahi, the candidate who finished in a surprise third place in the presidential race, thanked God and the Egyptian…
Election monitoring hindered by restrictions
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Election monitoring hindered by restrictions
Despite high praise from the Presidential Elections Commission for expressing the free will of the people, the first round vote…
Presidential runoff between Morsy and Shafiq, voter turnout 46 percent
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Presidential runoff between Morsy and Shafiq, voter turnout 46 percent
The runoff for Egypt’s president will pit Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy against Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister…
Judges demand explanation for increase in registered voters
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Judges demand explanation for increase in registered voters
The Judges for Egypt movement called on the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) to clarify the recent increase in registered voters,…