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Egypt’s worst elections
Opinion
December 5, 2010
Egypt’s worst elections
Egyptians are accustomed to election fraud, having witnessed very few fair elections in their modern history. The events that took…
Egypt’s legitimacy crisis in the aftermath of flawed elections
Opinion
December 4, 2010
Egypt’s legitimacy crisis in the aftermath of flawed elections
The first round of parliamentary elections in Egypt has left behind a political scene that is simultaneously frustrating and puzzling.…
NDP official: Elections will witness unprecedented poll violence
Egypt
November 25, 2010
NDP official: Elections will witness unprecedented poll violence
Head of the Shura Council's foreign relations committee, Mostafa al-Fiqi, has warned against violence during parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday.…
Shazli country
Opinion
November 16, 2010
Shazli country
For several days, rumors of Kamal al-Shazli's death had been circulating. The man himself had threatened to sue his Wafdist…
NDP candidate list exposes internal rifts
Opinion
November 15, 2010
NDP candidate list exposes internal rifts
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) announced last week that it will field 780 candidates for 508 seats in November’s…
NDP nominations set precedent, expose internal rifts
Egypt
November 10, 2010
NDP nominations set precedent, expose internal rifts
In an unprecedented move in the history of party systems, Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is fielding multiple candidates…
Monday’s papers: NDP picks its candidates and Shaaban Abdel Raheem gets political
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Monday’s papers: NDP picks its candidates and Shaaban Abdel Raheem gets political
Parliamentary candidate news dominates Monday’s newspapers. State-owned flagship daily Al-Ahram tops its front page with news that "the doors of…
NDP official says new Anti-Terrorism Law will restrict police
Egypt
June 29, 2010
NDP official says new Anti-Terrorism Law will restrict police
Egypt's soon-to-be-released Anti-Terrorism Law will contain more restrictions on security forces acting under the existing Emergency Law, said Nabil Helmi,…
NDP losers: Shura elections rigged
Egypt
June 3, 2010
NDP losers: Shura elections rigged
Candidates from the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) who lost Shura Council elections to opposition candidates yesterday say they might…
NDP figure attacks Muslim Brotherhood and media
Egypt
May 31, 2010
NDP figure attacks Muslim Brotherhood and media
Ahmed Ezz, secretary for organizational affairs at the National Democratic Party, strongly criticized the Muslim Brotherhood and the media during…