parliamentary elections
Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Mostakbal Watan emerges from the dark to outstanding election victory
As the leader of a one-year old political party, Mohamed Badran, chairman of Mostakbal Watan (A Nation's Future), is making…
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Egypt
October 20, 2015
UPDATE: Foreign press defamation of elections a failure – Foreign Affairs Ministry
Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has responded strongly to what it considers are attempts by the foreign press to belittle the…
Egyptian youth get on Twitter mocking empty polling stations
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Egyptian youth get on Twitter mocking empty polling stations
Twitter users mocked the empty polling stations on the first day of parliamentary elections by using Twitter to present themselves…
Candidate says overly excited judge mistook him for a voter
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Candidate says overly excited judge mistook him for a voter
A majority of polling stations were left yearning for voters during parliamentary elections after a low voter turnout on the…
‘I voted for 2 candidates I know nothing about’: female voter
Egypt
October 19, 2015
‘I voted for 2 candidates I know nothing about’: female voter
Sabah Mohamed's fear of the LE500 fine imposed on non-participant eligible voters in the House of Representatives elections forced her…
Parliamentary election day 1 turnout at 15-16%: prime minister
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Parliamentary election day 1 turnout at 15-16%: prime minister
The voter turnout for the first day of elections for the 568-seat House of Representatives on Sunday stood between 15-16…
Low election turnout indicates lost confidence in president: Ibrahim Eissa
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Low election turnout indicates lost confidence in president: Ibrahim Eissa
A prominent journalist and fervent backer of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that the low turnout of voters on…
Voters largely absent on day 1 of parliamentary elections
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Voters largely absent on day 1 of parliamentary elections
Polling stations were largely vacant on the first day of elections for Egypt’s 568-seat House of Representatives, with the High…
Egyptian expat voter turnout ranges between weak to medium: HRDO Center
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Egyptian expat voter turnout ranges between weak to medium: HRDO Center
Voter turnout among Egyptian expatriates ranks between a weak to a medium-level turnout, according to initial indicators from the HRDO…
Video: As low turnout for parliamentary voting emerges, army lures voters with songs
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Video: As low turnout for parliamentary voting emerges, army lures voters with songs
With signs emerging of a humble turnout by voters on the first day of parliamentary elections, army troops are broadcasting…