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Elections monitor: Between participation and boycott, opposition parties are divided
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Elections monitor: Between participation and boycott, opposition parties are divided
A political party’s decision to boycott elections is an indication of its bankruptcy and lack of popularity, writes Sayyid al-Naggar…
Finding meaning in the Egyptian elections
Opinion
October 7, 2010
Finding meaning in the Egyptian elections
It would be easy to dismiss Egypt’s 29 November parliamentary elections as just one more chapter in Egypt’s rather sad…
How the Wafd Party let us down
Opinion
October 4, 2010
How the Wafd Party let us down
I write this article not as the leader of an opposition party but as an Egyptian citizen concerned about my…
Sunday’s papers: Nasser assassination claims surface while debate continues over election participation
Egypt
September 19, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Nasser assassination claims surface while debate continues over election participation
Egypt's print media concentrates much of its Sunday, 19 September attention on a request filed to the general prosecutor on…
ElBaradei to regime: ‘It’s time to pack your bags and go’
Egypt
September 9, 2010
ElBaradei to regime: ‘It’s time to pack your bags and go’
Ending months of speculation, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a blanket boycott of upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections by…
Boycotting elections? The wrong question
Opinion
August 9, 2010
Boycotting elections? The wrong question
The current state of political mobilization and intensifying protests and strikes in Egypt has created a fanciful impression that change…
Opposition to decide common stance on elections
Egypt
July 30, 2010
Opposition to decide common stance on elections
An Egyptian opposition coalition consisting of the liberal Wafd, leftist Tagammu, pan-Arab Nasserite and liberal Democratic Front parties will meet…
NAC provincial meetings call for election boycott
Egypt
July 11, 2010
NAC provincial meetings call for election boycott
Members of the National Association for Change (NAC) have agreed to boycott the upcoming People’s Assembly elections if guarantees against…
Lieberman to attend Mediterranean summit, challenges Arab leaders
Egypt
May 11, 2010
Lieberman to attend Mediterranean summit, challenges Arab leaders
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has told Israeli radio on Tuesday that he will attend the Union for the Mediterranean…
Democratic Front meets, mulls election boycott
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Democratic Front meets, mulls election boycott
The Democratic Front Party will hold an urgent meeting of the party's high council on 11 May to discuss its…