Parties welcome electoral commission measures, demand more
By Marwa Al-A’asar CAIRO: Several political parties welcomed Tuesday the measures announced by the Supreme Electoral Commission concerning the next parliamentary polls, but demanded more steps. On...
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State Authority Judges to monitor second phase
Authority Judges’ Club is to monitor the second round of the constitutional referendum. (AFP/ POOL/ File) The State Authority Judges’ Club has announced Wednesday its members will monitor the second...
View ArticleParliament elections law remains debated
Political parties continued to submit proposals for drafting the new parliamentary elections law while President Mohamed Morsy held a series of dialogue sessions regarding the law. The Muslim...
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The entire electoral process is our responsibility: SEC
Around 55 mostly local organisations have been granted approval to monitor Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections(AFP Photo) Around 55 mostly local organisations have been granted approval to monitor...
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Low turnout prompts government to extend voting for a third day
An Egyptian man using a wheelchair shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Cairo on the second day of Egypt’s presidential election on Tuesday.(AFP PHOTO/MARWAN...
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Extension of voting in presidential elections stirs controversy
Egyptian soldiers guard an empty polling station in Cairo on May 28, 2014. Egypt’s presidential election entered into a third day after polling was extended amid reports of low turnout despite calls by...
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Electoral coalitions gear up for uncertain parliamentary elections
The upcoming parliamentary elections are the third pillar of the roadmap declared by the interim government after the ouster of the president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.(AFP File Photo) The upcoming...
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Tamarod, Sami Anan political parties rejected
Former Chief of Staff Sami Anan’s political party, Masr Al-Orouba, was rejected under the political parties law. The Supreme Electoral Commission rejected on Wednesday the establishment of Tamarod’s...
View ArticleElectoral Districts Committee completes parliamentary elections law
The Electoral Districts Committee finalised on Monday the draft of the law that will regulate Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections. The draft law will be sent to the cabinet for approval on...
View ArticleSEC approves electoral districts law
The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) has approved the electoral districts law, which will be used to define and regulate the number of voting districts in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The...
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NGOs begin applications to observe parliamentary elections
NGOs have until 20 January to submit their applications for monitoring the parliamentary elections in March (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED MAHJOUB) The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) announced Monday that...
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Al-Sisi requests meeting with political heads
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi(AFP Photo) Ahead of the March parliamentary elections, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi invited political party heads to two meetings on Monday and Tuesday, a presidential...
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43 NGOs registered to monitor election, as deadline approaches
The first stage of Egypt’s parliamentary election is set to take place on 22 and 23 March, the second on 26 and 27 April. For Egyptians residing abroad the first stage will be on 21 and 22 March and...
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68 NGOs accepted to observe parliamentary elections
NGOs accepted to observe parliamentary elections(DNE / FILE PHOTO / Hassan Ibrahim) The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) announced Saturday it has accepted the applications of five international...
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Survey poll says 79% will vote in parliamentary elections
Survey poll says 79% will vote in parliamentary elections(AFP Photo) The Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) said a recent poll revealed that 79% of Egyptians intend to vote in...
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Candidates start medical check-up before parliamentary application
The Ministry of Health designated two hospitals in Cairo to begin medical examinations Saturday for parliamentary candidates who will officially start applying at the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC)...
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Parliamentary elections pending Constitutional Court decision to proceed or stop
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) postponed Wednesday its final verdict regarding lawsuits claiming the unconstitutionality of the parliamentary elections law to Sunday(AFP Photo) The Supreme...
View ArticleParliamentary elections’ procedures fail to abide by deadlines, causing delays
According to former president of the State Council, Hamed El-Gamal, at least EGP 1bn could go to waste if the government proceeds with the parliamentary elections, despite legal challenges to the...
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Parliamentary candidates used bribes, other promotion violations: Report
In the run-up to the parliamentary elections, an international joint observation mission hosted by locally-based Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights has documented the pre-electoral process...
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Parliamentary election procedures to begin from scratch: State Council
(AFP File Photo/Mohammed Mahjoub) All procedures and steps will be reset when Egypt is ready to hold the expected parliamentary elections, according to a Tuesday court decision. The court’s decision...
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