elections law
Tagammu Party says current election law could bring back Islamists
Egypt
May 31, 2015
Tagammu Party says current election law could bring back Islamists
The leftist Tagammu Party has slammed the existent law regulating parliamentary elections, saying it could help Islamist groups return to…
Nour Party angry over exclusion from social dialogue sessions
Egypt
April 5, 2015
Nour Party angry over exclusion from social dialogue sessions
Leading sources from the Salafi-led Nour Party said some party members are angry at not being invited to the first…
Egypt’s supreme court decides against constitutionality of another elections law
Egypt
March 7, 2015
Egypt’s supreme court decides against constitutionality of another elections law
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court decided on Saturday that an article banning dual nationals from running for elections is unconstitutional, deeming…
Egypt’s supreme court deems elections law unconstitutional
Egypt
March 1, 2015
Egypt’s supreme court deems elections law unconstitutional
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court decided on Sunday against the constitutionality of an article in one of the laws regulating parliamentary elections,…
Supreme Constitutional Court considers challenges against law
Egypt
February 28, 2015
Supreme Constitutional Court considers challenges against law
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) has said its members are convening on Sunday in a permanent session to decide on…
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Elections body meets over ruling suspending parliamentary polls
The High Judicial Elections Commission is set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday evening to decide its position on a…
Sources: SCC elections law verdict will delay vote for months
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Sources: SCC elections law verdict will delay vote for months
The Supreme Constitutional Court needs at least 60 days to consider the constitutionality of the Shura Council’s amended elections law,…
Breaking: Election law referred to SCC, House of Representatives elections delayed
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Breaking: Election law referred to SCC, House of Representatives elections delayed
House of Representatives elections have been delayed after the Supreme Administrative Court referred the election law recently passed by the…
NSF to boycott parliamentary elections
Egypt
February 26, 2013
NSF to boycott parliamentary elections
The National Salvation Front decided unanimously to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to begin on 22 April. Front spokesperson Sameh Ashour…