Shura Council elections

Free Egyptians Party to boycott Shura Council elections
Egypt

Free Egyptians Party to boycott Shura Council elections

The Free Egyptians Party on Monday announced it will boycott the upcoming Shura Council elections to protest violations committed during…
Shura Council elections to end earlier
Egypt

Shura Council elections to end earlier

The head of Egypt's ruling military council decided to hold elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of parliament,…
SCAF supports shorter election timetable, says Advisory Council
Egypt

SCAF supports shorter election timetable, says Advisory Council

Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has agreed to a new condensed timetable that would make presidential…
Advisory council proposes moving up Shura Council elections, shortening transition period
Egypt

Advisory council proposes moving up Shura Council elections, shortening transition period


The advisory council to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has suggested holding the election for Egypt’s upper…
Parliamentary election nomination process opens
Egypt

Parliamentary election nomination process opens

Election committees nationwide began accepting nomination applications Wednesday for the 28 November parliamentary elections. The committees are set up in…
Egypt sets 21 November date for parliament vote
Egypt

Egypt sets 21 November date for parliament vote

Egypt's military rulers have set 21 November as the date for a vote for People's Assembly (lower house of parliament),…
NDP official says Shura Council elections were rigged
Egypt

NDP official says Shura Council elections were rigged

A leading official in the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has acknowledged that election rigging did in fact occur in…
Political groups cry foul over Shura elections
Egypt

Political groups cry foul over Shura elections

Some 50 representatives of various political parties and movements staged demonstrations before the parliament building on Thursday, claiming that Shura…
44 Shura appointments include 8 Copts
Egypt

44 Shura appointments include 8 Copts

President Hosni Mubarak has appointed 44 members to the Shura Council, including eight Copts, 11 women as well as former…
NAC unveils 3-phase plan leading up to elections
Egypt

NAC unveils 3-phase plan leading up to elections

Hassan Nafaa, general coordinator for the National Association for Change (NAC), has announced that the association is witnessing a new…
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