Political Parties
Update: ElBaradei returns to Egyptian politics with new revolutionary party
Egypt
April 28, 2012
Update: ElBaradei returns to Egyptian politics with new revolutionary party
Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei, seen as one of the forces that fueled the uprising that toppled long-standing leader Hosni Mubarak,…
Update: ElBaradei’s new party names itself ‘Constitution’
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Update: ElBaradei’s new party names itself ‘Constitution’
The founders of a party established by Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei announced Sunday they decided rename it Constitution Party. The…
Tantawi: Different social groups should participate in writing constitution
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Tantawi: Different social groups should participate in writing constitution
The heads of parties and political powers represented in the People's Assembly agreed in a meeting with Field Marshal Hussein…
Statement by political groups demands earlier presidential elections
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Statement by political groups demands earlier presidential elections
A joint statement by 27 Egyptian political groups on Sunday demanded that the presidential elections be pushed forward from June…
Political parties, MPs and activists launch national accord initiative
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Political parties, MPs and activists launch national accord initiative
A group of political parties, newly elected MPs and youth activists launched on Tuesday an initiative to create national accord…
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’
Egypt
December 14, 2011
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’
Poorer and rural areas of Giza have seen a high turnout for the second phase of parliamentary elections, with most…
In Suez, tribal loyalties raise fears of Islamist and liberal parties alike
Egypt
December 14, 2011
In Suez, tribal loyalties raise fears of Islamist and liberal parties alike
SUEZ — Even though Suez is hardly a Bedouin or tribal city, liberal and Islamist powers have agreed that kinship and…
Tahrir clashes widen gap between revolutionaries and political parties
Egypt
November 25, 2011
Tahrir clashes widen gap between revolutionaries and political parties
Protesters in Tahrir Square are growing increasingly resentful toward political parties, accusing them of putting their own interests ahead of…
Wednesday’s papers: A more balanced Al-Ahram
Egypt
November 23, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: A more balanced Al-Ahram
Events in Tahrir Square again dominate today’s press, with state mouthpiece Al-Ahram wheeling out the hand-drawn font it uses for…
Wednesday’s papers: Political parties meet over constitution, imprisoned blogger sends letter
Egypt
November 2, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Political parties meet over constitution, imprisoned blogger sends letter
The local press focuses Wednesday on a draft proposal of guidelines for a new constitution that has been the subject…