High Elections Commission (HEC)

Foreign Ministry receives run-off vote counts from 50 embassies
Egypt

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

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

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

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…
HEC refers Al-Hurra campaigning case to public prosecutor
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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…
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