parliamentary elections
NGO report: Violence up August 14-20
Egypt
August 27, 2015
NGO report: Violence up August 14-20
Violence rates soared in the period August 14-20 with more attacks targeting security forces, says a coalition of NGOs detecting violence rates…
Wafd, Free Egyptians trade accusations of candidate stealing
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Wafd, Free Egyptians trade accusations of candidate stealing
Competition is intensifying between the veteran Wafd Party and the Free Egyptians Party for individually-sought parliament seats as Egypt predicts…
Jamaa Islamiya urges pro-Morsi coalition to run for parliament
Egypt
August 9, 2015
Jamaa Islamiya urges pro-Morsi coalition to run for parliament
Jamaa al-Islamiya has urged outlawed political coalition National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, which led protests demanding the reinstatement of deposed president…
HEC to receive requests to follow up parliamentary elections
Egypt
July 31, 2015
HEC to receive requests to follow up parliamentary elections
Egypt's High Elections Committee (HEC) under Counselor Ayman has set the period from 1- 20 August to receive applications from…
Salafi Dawa leaders resign to protest dismissal of members
Egypt
July 30, 2015
Salafi Dawa leaders resign to protest dismissal of members
According to a number of Salafi Dawa sources, several movement leaders in Matruh and Giza governorates have resigned to protest…
Sabbahi slams anti-terror bill, says not running for parliament
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Sabbahi slams anti-terror bill, says not running for parliament
The 2014 presidential hopeful, Hamdeen Sabbahi, has announced he is not running for the next parliamentary elections, more than a…
Politician: Next parliament to be loyal to executive authority
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Politician: Next parliament to be loyal to executive authority
Socialist Popular Alliance Party Chairman Medhat al-Zahed has opined that the next parliament will be loyal to the executive authority…
Political groups divided over inclusion of Nour Party in unified electoral list
Egypt
June 10, 2015
Political groups divided over inclusion of Nour Party in unified electoral list
The Conservative Party's call for a unified electoral list for the upcoming parliamentary elections, which are yet to be scheduled,…
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Middle East
June 9, 2015
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Turkey's Kurds are hoping the electoral success of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will advance their standing in parliament…
Kurdish party thwarts Erdogan’s ambitions with Turkish election advance
Middle East
June 8, 2015
Kurdish party thwarts Erdogan’s ambitions with Turkish election advance
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a major setback on Sunday when the ruling AK Party…