parliamentary elections
Retired army, police vie for seats in parliament
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Retired army, police vie for seats in parliament
A remarkable number of former army and police officers are running as independent public figures within the 12 electoral lists…
Nour Party candidate attacks media
Egypt
October 11, 2015
Nour Party candidate attacks media
West Delta Nour Party candidate and media spokesperson for the party, Nader Bakkar, dealt a blow to media on Saturday,…
Female voters in niqab have to disclose their identity: judge
Egypt
October 8, 2015
Female voters in niqab have to disclose their identity: judge
Women wearing the Niqab (face veil) will not be allowed to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections if they refuse to…
Egypt-EU business council to discuss parliament elections Monday
Egypt
October 5, 2015
Egypt-EU business council to discuss parliament elections Monday
The Egyptian European Business Council will organize a seminar on Monday to discuss preparations for the parliamentary elections planned to…
Nour Party reveals electoral platform
Egypt
October 3, 2015
Nour Party reveals electoral platform
The Salafi-led Nour Party has said that security is the priority for the party’s electoral platform, stressing that the parliamentary…
Stage 1 candidates kick off parliamentary campaigns Tuesday
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Stage 1 candidates kick off parliamentary campaigns Tuesday
Candidates for the first stage of the House of Representatives elections began their electoral campaigns Tuesday, which will continue until…
Leftist parties divided over election list boycott
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Leftist parties divided over election list boycott
Egyptian leftist political parties are fielding 43 candidates for individually-sought seats at the House of Representatives' elections slated for October…
48% of Egyptians reject religious parties in parliamentary elections: Baseera
Egypt
September 21, 2015
48% of Egyptians reject religious parties in parliamentary elections: Baseera
Forty-eight percent of Egyptians reject the participation of parties with a religious preference in parliamentary elections, 29 percent approve and…
Call for temporary bylaws for Parliament
Egypt
September 20, 2015
Call for temporary bylaws for Parliament
The National Center for Parliamentary Consultation has called on the Transitional Justice Ministry to put up temporary bylaws to regulate…
30 candidates to run in Gamaliya constituency
Egypt
September 17, 2015
30 candidates to run in Gamaliya constituency
The South Cairo Court has announced that it will approve the paperwork for 30 candidates in the Gamaliya constituency. Among the…