High Elections Commission (HEC)
Foreign Ministry receives run-off vote counts from 50 embassies
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Foreign Ministry receives run-off vote counts from 50 embassies
Fifty Egyptian embassies abroad sent vote counts from the run-off elections to the Foreign Ministry, ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy said…
Chaos behind the ballot box
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Chaos behind the ballot box
Mohamed Abdel Dayem didn't seem to mind the huge gun pointing directly at his head. “People won’t notice,” he shrugged.…
Parliament candidacy application period extended
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Parliament candidacy application period extended
Egypt's High Elections Commission decided on Saturday to extend the deadline for candidacy applications for the upcoming parliamentary elections to…
NDP member, 2 journalists to be tried for libel
Egypt
December 5, 2010
NDP member, 2 journalists to be tried for libel
The Cairo Court of Appeal decided 18 December on a trial session for a National Democratic Party (NDP) leader and…
Elections commission says withdrawal from parliament runoffs illegal
Egypt
December 3, 2010
Elections commission says withdrawal from parliament runoffs illegal
President of the government-run
HEC refers Al-Hurra campaigning case to public prosecutor
Egypt
November 29, 2010
HEC refers Al-Hurra campaigning case to public prosecutor
The High Elections Commission (HEC) referred a complaint filed by Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi against US-based satellite TV channel…
The 4 battles of election day
Opinion
November 28, 2010
The 4 battles of election day
Parliamentary elections are taking place in Egypt today, 28 November, amid widespread public indifference. Enthusiasm for elections has been low…
Egypt’s election campaigns
Opinion
November 26, 2010
Egypt’s election campaigns
Parliamentary election campaigns are coming to a close as the actual voting will start in a couple of days. Candidates…
Judges excluded from HEC to lodge complaint with judicial authorities
Egypt
November 26, 2010
Judges excluded from HEC to lodge complaint with judicial authorities
Egyptian judges excluded from the High Elections Commission (HEC) have begun collecting signatures for an official complaint that they intend…
Can election monitors fulfill their task?
Opinion
November 22, 2010
Can election monitors fulfill their task?
Human rights organizations that will monitor the Egyptian parliamentary elections next week face several major setbacks. While the threat of…