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Supporters of Egypt’s Sisi set to dominate newly created Senate
Egypt

Supporters of Egypt’s Sisi set to dominate newly created Senate

CAIRO (Reuters) – Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won all but a handful of declared seats in a…
Senate elections kick off in Egypt
Egypt

Senate elections kick off in Egypt

Egypt’s Senate elections began on Tuesday for two day nationwide amid strict precautionary measures, as poll stations opened their doors…
Runoffs a boring reenactment: Aswany
Egypt

Runoffs a boring reenactment: Aswany

Novelist Alaa al-Aswany, a vocal critic of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government, has continued to attack the ongoing parliamentary elections,…
PM gives employees half-day leave as voter scarcity persists
Egypt

PM gives employees half-day leave as voter scarcity persists

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has directed government agencies to give their employees a half-day leave on Wednesday, as a means…
Nour Party says low runoff turnout a message to Sisi
Egypt

Nour Party says low runoff turnout a message to Sisi

The chairman of the Salafi-led Nour Party has said that the low turnout by voters during the runoff elections in…
Low voter turnout persists in parliamentary runoffs
Egypt

Low voter turnout persists in parliamentary runoffs

Low voting rates continued throughout the runoff period during the first round of polls for the 569-seat House of Representatives'…
Judges kill boredom of elections by chatting, studying lawsuits in polling stations
Egypt

Judges kill boredom of elections by chatting, studying lawsuits in polling stations

To kill time and boredom, judges assigned to supervise parliamentary elections in the Red Sea governorate chose different means of entertainment…
Egyptian youth get on Twitter mocking empty polling stations
Egypt

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…
Parliamentary election day 1 turnout at 15-16%: prime minister
Egypt

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

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…
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