Political Parties
Egypt’s military vows not to prolong transition
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Egypt’s military vows not to prolong transition
Egypt’s ruling military has agreed with political parties not to prolong the transition period beyond 2012. In a meeting with…
Military council to discuss elections with political party heads
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Military council to discuss elections with political party heads
Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) will meet on Saturday with presidents of political parties to…
Political parties threaten boycott over electoral system changes
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Political parties threaten boycott over electoral system changes
Nearly 60 Egyptian political parties and coalitions threatened Wednesday to boycott parliamentary elections scheduled to begin 28 November. The parties…
Military council considers allowing party members to run as independents
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Military council considers allowing party members to run as independents
Informed sources have said that the military council is mulling, in consultation with the cabinet, the possibility of allowing party…
Amended elections law to be endorsed Tuesday despite objections
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Amended elections law to be endorsed Tuesday despite objections
Egypt's ruling military council is expected to endorse the new elections law on Tuesday, after having returned it to the…
Political parties and military council reach deadlock over elections
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Political parties and military council reach deadlock over elections
A deadlock has been reached between political parties and the ruling military council over the upcoming parliamentary elections, informed sources…
ElBaradei calls to conduct parliamentary poll under list-based system
Egypt
September 20, 2011
ElBaradei calls to conduct parliamentary poll under list-based system
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday called for the exclusive use of a list-based candidacy system in the upcoming parliamentary…
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s party rejected by parties affairs committee
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s party rejected by parties affairs committee
The Political Parties Affairs Committee on Monday rejected the establishment of Jama'a al-Islamiya’s “Construction and Development Party.” In a statement…
Egypt’s military to receive parties’ feedback on constituencies
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Egypt’s military to receive parties’ feedback on constituencies
Egyptian political parties have agreed with the country's ruling military council to make suggestions about the electoral system for parliamentary…
Democratic Coalition denies membership to three parties
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Democratic Coalition denies membership to three parties
The Democratic Coalition, which includes 28 political parties, has rejected three parties wishing to join it, on the grounds that…