electoral campaigns
Stage 1 candidates kick off parliamentary campaigns Tuesday
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Stage 1 candidates kick off parliamentary campaigns Tuesday
Candidates for the first stage of the House of Representatives elections began their electoral campaigns Tuesday, which will continue until…
Shura Council moves to allow religious slogans in campaigns
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Shura Council moves to allow religious slogans in campaigns
The Shura Council legislative committee on Sunday removed an article from the draft electoral law that banned the use of…
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Minister pledges fair allocation of broadcast time for all parties
The Information Ministry is putting together a plan to ensure equal broadcast time for all political parties ahead of the…
Parliament hopefuls deploy child campaigners during Sunday’s run-offs
Egypt
December 6, 2010
Parliament hopefuls deploy child campaigners during Sunday’s run-offs
Candidates vying for parliamentary seats in Sunday’s election run-offs reportedly used children as young as five years old to aid…
Gamal Mubarak ‘our nominee for president,’ says campaign coordinator
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Gamal Mubarak ‘our nominee for president,’ says campaign coordinator
On the first page of its latest newsletter, the popular campaign in support of a presidential bid by Gamal Mubarak--son…
Elections Monitor: Hotly-contested districts
Egypt
November 16, 2010
Elections Monitor: Hotly-contested districts
Ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) candidates are competing against each other, as well as against independents and opposition candidates in…
Parliamentary electoral campaigning kicks off amid violence
Egypt
November 16, 2010
Parliamentary electoral campaigning kicks off amid violence
The launch of parliamentary electoral campaigning this weekend was marked by violence, with rival candidates affiliated with the ruling National…
Opposition parliamentary candidates arrested for premature campaigning
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Opposition parliamentary candidates arrested for premature campaigning
Security services on Sunday arrested 58 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement in three different governorates.
MB parliamentary candidates arrested for using religious slogans
Egypt
November 10, 2010
MB parliamentary candidates arrested for using religious slogans
Police have arrested 24 Muslim Brotherhood
Authorities release MB members charged with electoral violations
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Authorities release MB members charged with electoral violations
Sixty-five members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition group were released on Wednesday by the order of Adel Omara, attorney…