elections law
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Nour Party President Younis Makhyoun threatened to withdraw from the national dialogue session, claiming the president had ignored his party…
Shura Council struggles to amend elections law
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Shura Council struggles to amend elections law
Members of the Shura Council’s legislative and constitutional committee said Wednesday they do not have access to accurate population distribution…
Jama’a al-Islamiyah condemns SCC elections ban it says targets Islamists
Egypt
February 20, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiyah condemns SCC elections ban it says targets Islamists
Members of Jama'a al-Islamiyah and it political arm criticized the Supreme Constitutional Court Wednesday for upholding a ban preventing certain…
Shura Council accuses SCC of undermining lawmakers
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Shura Council accuses SCC of undermining lawmakers
Members of the Shura Council accused the Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday of undermining lawmakers following its rejection of several…
National Salvation Front demands repartition of electoral districts
Egypt
January 9, 2013
National Salvation Front demands repartition of electoral districts
Members of the National Salvation Front opposition coalition have agreed on several proposed amendments to the new election law. The…
Political parties report further divisions over military council statement
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Political parties report further divisions over military council statement
Political parties have reported further divisions over the statement that the military council issued on Saturday, following its meeting with…
Parliamentary candidate registration venues to be determined Saturday
Egypt
September 30, 2011
Parliamentary candidate registration venues to be determined Saturday
The dates and venues for candidates to submit applications to run in parliamentary elections will be determined at the Saturday…
Political parties threaten boycott over electoral system changes
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Political parties threaten boycott over electoral system changes
Nearly 60 Egyptian political parties and coalitions threatened Wednesday to boycott parliamentary elections scheduled to begin 28 November. The parties…
Military council considers allowing party members to run as independents
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Military council considers allowing party members to run as independents
Informed sources have said that the military council is mulling, in consultation with the cabinet, the possibility of allowing party…
New constitutional declaration provokes widespread condemnation
Egypt
September 28, 2011
New constitutional declaration provokes widespread condemnation
The new constitutional declaration on parliamentary elections, which was issued by the military council on 25 September, has provoked condemnation…