parliamentary elections
Steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz defies advice not to run for parliament
Egypt
February 8, 2015
Steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz defies advice not to run for parliament
Steel mogul Ahmed Ezz has said he had ignored advice from his close circles to not to run the parliament…
Liberal party alliance: Interior minister’s removal condition for running in elections
Egypt
February 5, 2015
Liberal party alliance: Interior minister’s removal condition for running in elections
A coalition of liberal political parties has set the removal of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim as a condition for running…
HEC currently reviewing applications for media coverage
Egypt
February 4, 2015
HEC currently reviewing applications for media coverage
Sources from the High Elections Commission said documents of media channels that applied for covering the parliamentary elections are currenly…
Strong Egypt Party postpones elections-related conference
Egypt
February 3, 2015
Strong Egypt Party postpones elections-related conference
The Strong Egypt Party (Misr al-Qawia) has decided to postpone an elections-related press conference until Wednesday, spokesperson Ahmed Imam said…
Campaign launched to increase Egyptian women’s political know-how
Egypt
January 31, 2015
Campaign launched to increase Egyptian women’s political know-how
The National Council for Women (NCW) has launched a new campaign called “Egyptian woman: a step towards parliament…choose right” with…
Party leader demands parliamentary immunity cancelled
Egypt
January 29, 2015
Party leader demands parliamentary immunity cancelled
A political party leader has urged President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to use his legislative powers to champion his proposition of…
Poll: 79% to vote in parliament elections, 35% approve Islamists’ candidacy
Egypt
January 27, 2015
Poll: 79% to vote in parliament elections, 35% approve Islamists’ candidacy
Seventy-nine percent of Egyptians intend to vote in the parliamentary elections slated for 22 March-7 May, according to a recent,…
HEC: 63 local, 5 foreign organizations to monitor elections
Egypt
January 27, 2015
HEC: 63 local, 5 foreign organizations to monitor elections
The High Elections Commission (HEC) announced Monday accepting requests filed by 94,097 people representing 63 local organizations, and 790 requests…
Democratic Current mulls boycotting political process over activist killing
Egypt
January 27, 2015
Democratic Current mulls boycotting political process over activist killing
The Democratic Current's political parties announced five conditions to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections following the killing of activist…
Slain activist’s socialist party mulls parliament election boycott
Egypt
January 26, 2015
Slain activist’s socialist party mulls parliament election boycott
A socialist party is mulling the boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections in March over the death of one of…