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Final election results to be announced Saturday
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Final election results to be announced Saturday
Yousry Abdel Kerim, head of the high elections commission’s technical bureau, on Tuesday said the final results of the People's…
Liberal party lists swap fortunes in Mansoura
Egypt
January 5, 2012
Liberal party lists swap fortunes in Mansoura
As in the rest of the country, Islamist parties are expected to dominate the third and final round of parliamentary…
MP: Liberal, Islamist parliamentarians discuss constitution
Egypt
January 2, 2012
MP: Liberal, Islamist parliamentarians discuss constitution
A number of recently elected Islamist and liberal MPs are meeting to reach an initial agreement on the basic principles…
Brotherhood: Parliament majority won’t draft constitution alone
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Brotherhood: Parliament majority won’t draft constitution alone
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest political group, on Monday sought to allay liberal and secular groups' fears of Islamist domination…
Facebook campaign calls for presidential elections on 25 January
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Facebook campaign calls for presidential elections on 25 January
The 25 January Revolutionary Youth Coalition has launched a Facebook campaign demanding that presidential elections be held on 25 January,…
Revolutionary youth candidates lose in second-phase elections
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Revolutionary youth candidates lose in second-phase elections
Revolutionary youth candidates running independently or within political parties have performed poorly in the second phase of the parliamentary elections…
Aliaa’s nudity: A different form of protest
Opinion
December 11, 2011
Aliaa’s nudity: A different form of protest
How many Egyptians have appreciated the message behind Aliaa Magda Al Mahdy's naked photo? We only know that few have…
Round one of the elections over. Now what?
Opinion
December 8, 2011
Round one of the elections over. Now what?
In the wake of consistent rigging over the past 60 years, it’s hardly surprising that everything about these elections, from…
Islamists mobilize voters, liberals coordinate among themselves
Egypt
December 8, 2011
Islamists mobilize voters, liberals coordinate among themselves
The Islamist parties have started preparing for the second phase of parliamentary elections. “We have already started campaigning,” said Wahid…
After crushing defeat, Wafd wonders what’s next
Egypt
December 8, 2011
After crushing defeat, Wafd wonders what’s next
After a stormy pre-election process that saw the Wafd Party join and leave the Freedom and Justice Party-led (FJP) Democratic…