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Jordanian pro-regime parliamentary candidates secure majority
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Jordanian pro-regime parliamentary candidates secure majority
Pro-regime Jordanian candidates have garnered the majority of parliamentary seats in Tuesday's parliamentary poll, according to semi-formal results publicized the…
Elections 2010: What’s new?
Opinion
October 31, 2010
Elections 2010: What’s new?
Just two months ahead of parliamentary elections in Egypt, a foreign visitor might have reasonably concluded from a perusal of…
Does Egypt need international election observers?
Opinion
October 14, 2010
Does Egypt need international election observers?
International observers are for newly independent states without the institutions needed to run elections--unlike Egypt--according to Moqbel Shaker, vice chairman…
Graft, poverty keep many Afghans away from polls
World
September 18, 2010
Graft, poverty keep many Afghans away from polls
Dirt poor and wearied by corruption, many Afghans put the daily battle for bread ahead of voting in parliamentary elections…
NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid
Egypt
September 8, 2010
NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid
Secretary-General for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat al-Sherif said his party is still in the process of selecting candidates…
Labor representation in parliament: Between need and myth
Egypt
August 28, 2010
Labor representation in parliament: Between need and myth
President of the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Hussein Megawer issued formal criterion last Saturday for candidates to run as "labor…
Wafd Party president buys Al-Dostour newspaper
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Wafd Party president buys Al-Dostour newspaper
Prominent businessman and president of the liberal opposition Wafd party el-Sayed el-Badawy has expanded his media empire by buying the…
Bahrain arrests more Shia activists as poll nears
World
August 18, 2010
Bahrain arrests more Shia activists as poll nears
Manama--Bahraini authorities have detained four more Shia activists on security grounds, raising the stakes in the run-up to parliamentary elections…
Opposition still undecided on elections
Egypt
August 5, 2010
Opposition still undecided on elections
The Egyptian opposition coalition met Wednesday to discuss whether they will boycott October’s parliamentary elections if the government does not…
Parliament speaker criticized by opposition for hostile statements
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Parliament speaker criticized by opposition for hostile statements
A number of opposition party leaders criticized statements by Ahmed Fathi Sorour, People’s Assembly speaker, published in an interview with…