Latest in Tag: elections Highlight
Latest in Tag: elections

Al-Sisi congratulates Al-Bashir on landslide election victory
Al-Bashir, still avoiding an arrest warrant by the ICC, won with 94.5% in elections called ‘rigged’ by critics

Sudanâs Al-Bashir wins landslide victory despite harsh criticism
Al-Bashir, still facing ICC arrest warrant, won 94.5% in elections called âriggedâ by critics

Parties talks over electoral coalitions resume
Al-Wafd and For the Love of Egypt stand their grounds, Conference and ESDP mull over position

Cabinet approves amended elections law
Law to be sent to State Council for revision

Leaked African Union paper: Sudanese elections deeply flawed
As the Sudanese polling stations are about to close, a leaked paper by the AU sees the standards for free and fair elections as ânot been satisfiedâ

Elections to commence before Ramadan: Mehleb
Not possible before mid-June, says party deputy head

Government meetings with political parties on elections continue Tuesday
Popular Current invited, Karama and others still out in the cold

Political parties disagree on constituency of elections lists distributions
Mehleb met partiesâ representatives to amend electoral districts law

State never wanted political partiesâ involvement: Mohamed Abul-Ghar
Social Democratic Party head objects to security intervention in politics

Egyptâs Press Syndicate: Struggle for journalism since 19th century
The syndicate celebrates 74th anniversary
Egypt expects resumption of peace talks with new Israeli government
Egypt expects any newly formed Israeli government to engage directly in a political process that leads to the resumption of negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli authorities, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday. The ministry added in a statement that any Israeli government should act according to the internationally agreed on peace process and to the Arab peace initiative. This is in …

Court adjourns Ahmed Ezzâs appeal on election ban to 22 April
A previous appeal by Ezz was rejected in February

Merkel invites Al-Sisi to visit Germany
Situation in the region depends on Egyptâs stability, says German vice chancellor

World shares votes for Egypt, US committed to achieving democracy: Kerry
US Secretary of State discusses terrorism, Palestine-Israel issues during Economic Summit which “brings business and peace investments together”Â

Internal political manoeuvres: The road to the summit
Parliamentary elections announced âfor the summitâ, but were âintendedâ to be postponed, politicians say

Cabinet entrusts drafting committee to amend unconstitutional elections law
Amendments could be reached within month, will feature change in numbers of seats, says constitutional law expert

Student movements blame âcurrent regimeâ for postponement of union elections
Student Union elections have been delayed for two years, with the SCU further postponing them to next year

Law drafting committee starts elections law amendments
Administrative court annuls elections procedures following Constitutional Court ruling

Supreme Court rules election law unconstitutional
Elections postponed, Al-Sisi pushes for law amendment within month
Parties welcome court decision postponing elections
Parliamentary elections were set to take place this month, with parties now urging government for quick amendments

3 scenarios of Egyptâs parliamentary elections fate
Supreme Court can uphold elections laws constitutional or postpone elections until amendments
Parliamentary electionsâ procedures fail to abide by deadlines, causing delays
âCancelling elections now saves the state a waste of EGP 1bn,â says former State Council president

Billions of spending on electoral campaigns face ghost of court ruling
Candidates spending on elections may reach EGP 10bn, Sunday ruling potentially halts elections until amendments completed

Parliamentary elections pending Constitutional Court decision to proceed or stop
Judges to rule on constitutionality of parliamentary laws Sunday

Ahmed Ezz expected to be rejected as parliament candidate
Ezzâs assets are freezed; fails to meet candidacyâs legal requirements

Election race heat up, as registration doors shut
Candidates started applying to the SEC on 8 February, with the door for candidacy set to be closed on 17 February, but which was then extended by two days for those who had applied but were missing the required documents

Libyan crisis highlights political parties’ weakness
Parliament will keep marginalising Christian community unless state expresses serious interest in issue, says rights activist

Parliamentary elections update- 18 February
Most candidates are aged between 41 and 50 years of age.

Reflections of a female Bedouin candidate on upcoming elections
Daily News Egypt interviewed Naâsa Ibrahim, a female Bedouin activist from South Sinai who will run individually for the seat in the Ras Sidr and Al-Tor electoral district.

Al-Wafd to reconsider elections participation
Members concerned about âstate interventionâ in elections, says spokesman