electoral law
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali calls for new electoral law to ensure fair elections
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali calls for new electoral law to ensure fair elections
At a news conference on Tuesday, Egyptian presidential hopeful Khaled Ali proposed an amendment of the electoral law, hoping it…
Shura Council agrees to form House of Representatives of 546 seats
Egypt
April 10, 2013
Shura Council agrees to form House of Representatives of 546 seats
In its evening session on Wednesday, the Shura Council passed the two laws on the House of Representatives and…
Presidential powers questioned in elections appeal
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Presidential powers questioned in elections appeal
A judicial body on Wednesday appealed the Cairo Administrative Court's recent decision to suspend upcoming parliamentary elections, raising questions…
Shura Council to draft new law to avoid election delay
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Shura Council to draft new law to avoid election delay
An Egyptian parliamentary panel decided on Monday to draw up a new election law, aiming to avoid delays after a…
Delayed elections may defuse Egypt’s crisis
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Delayed elections may defuse Egypt’s crisis
An administrative court order heralds a new stage in the controversy surrounding the parliamentary elections that were scheduled to take…
Tahrir Square Friday calm before demonstrations
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Tahrir Square Friday calm before demonstrations
Tahrir Square was calm on Friday morning, as the main stage played Quran to mourn the martyrs of the revolution,…
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…
Monday’s papers: The king is dead. Long live the king
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Monday’s papers: The king is dead. Long live the king
It’s nearly eight months now since a popular uprising toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, but Monday’s newspapers show that some…
On verge of collapse, Wafd-Brotherhood alliance remains unclear
Egypt
October 2, 2011
On verge of collapse, Wafd-Brotherhood alliance remains unclear
Representatives of the liberal Wafd Party and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, the two biggest players in the…
2/3 of parliamentary seats to be won through list-based sytem, say papers
Egypt
September 24, 2011
2/3 of parliamentary seats to be won through list-based sytem, say papers
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has decided to amend draft parliamentary laws so that two thirds…