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Tuesday’s papers: NDP candidacy overload, Shura council opening, and land misappropriation
Egypt
November 9, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: NDP candidacy overload, Shura council opening, and land misappropriation
Front-page state-run and privately owned coverage in Tuesday's newspapers highlight the debate surrounding the National Democratic Party (NDP) decision to…
Elections commission announces 5720 parliamentary candidates
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Elections commission announces 5720 parliamentary candidates
The state-run High Elections Commission (HEC) announced today that 5720 candidates, including 132 women, will run in the parliamentary election…
Info minister suspends radio, TV hosts running in parliamentary races
Egypt
November 5, 2010
Info minister suspends radio, TV hosts running in parliamentary races
On Thursday, the Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi suspended all radio and television presenters running in the 28 November parliamentary…
Will NDP independents win the elections again?
Opinion
November 3, 2010
Will NDP independents win the elections again?
Among the intriguing scenes playing out in the lead-up to the 28 November parliamentary elections has been the throngs of…
Q&A with head of Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Q&A with head of Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc
Mohamed Saad al-Katabny, head of the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc, told Al-Masry Al-Youm his organization will continue to use the…
Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in 4 governorates
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in 4 governorates
The Muslim Brotherhood has announced it will field candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Gharbiya, Fayoum, Kafr al-Sheikh and…
NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid
Egypt
September 8, 2010
NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid
Secretary-General for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat al-Sherif said his party is still in the process of selecting candidates…
700 women compete for candidacy in parliamentary elections
Egypt
September 6, 2010
700 women compete for candidacy in parliamentary elections
The number of female members of the National Democratic Party competing to be nominated by the party for 64 parliamentary…
Campaign posters banned until races begin
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Campaign posters banned until races begin
Cairo Governor Abdel Azeem Wazir has banned campaign posters for upcoming parliamentary elections until the official start of candidacy races. …
Wafd Party to win 20 parliamentary seats, says party chief
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Wafd Party to win 20 parliamentary seats, says party chief
El-Sayyed el-Badawi, chief of Wafd Party, has said that the upcoming period will require great efforts to maintain the Wafd's…