Latest in Tag: Hamdeen Sabahy Highlight
Latest in Tag: Hamdeen Sabahy

Lawyer files lawsuit against leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy
Sabahy held a conference on Sunday criticising state’s policies

Tarek Al- Awady: the man who chose to throw a stone in the politically stagnant waters of a turbulent Egypt
On 15 November Tarek Al-Awady, a middle-aged Egyptian lawyer famous for defending political prisoners, declared via a post on his official Facebook account that he will declare himself a potential presidential candidate in the upcoming 2018 elections. This announcement comes at a time when Egyptians are buckling under the weight of economic hardships, and elections …

Parties consider Sabahy’s new political initiative ‘meaningless’
The “Real Alternative’ political stream is not calling for the ouster of Al-Sisi, but rather to unite all democratic political powers inside Egypt, says Sabahi

Former presidential candidate referred to prosecution
Sabahy accused of attempting to overthrow regime and inciting violence

Former rival presidential candidate Sabahy slams Al-Sisi’s regime
Al-Sisi’s popularity in decrease conditioned by alignment with people’s demands, says Hamdeen Sabahy

Al-Sisi greets former rival Sabahy during army symposium
Sabahy makes first public appearance next to Al-Sisi since elections

Popular Current will not run in parliamentary elections
Young successors of Hamdeen Sabahy cite lack of fair representation

Al-Tayar Al-Sha’aby collects signatures to form party
Hamdeen Sabahy will be a main figure in the party, but not its chairman, says spokesman
Al -Tayar Al -Sha’aby seeks to convert the coalition into political party
Spokeswomen says coalition is awaiting the right time to change coalition in a political party

The EU, Bassem Youssef, and reinforcing criticism
On Saturday night, a video of a National Council for Women (NCW) press conference went viral. The footage shows representatives of the European Union Electoral Observer Mission (EUEOM) leaving the press conference after being berated and criticised for the mission’s preliminary report by attendees at the press conference, including head of the NCW Mervat Tellawy. …

Hamdeen Sabahy officially challenges preliminary results
Al-Sisi praises the role of the judiciary, security forces and the media in the electoral process

Extension of voting in presidential elections stirs controversy
Hamdeen Sabahy continues in presidential race despite calls for his withdrawal

Vote extension harms political process: Democracy International
US based observation team will continue to observe election despite criticism

Low turnout prompts government to extend voting for a third day
“Every vote we have got has a heroic story behind it,” says Hamdeen Sabahy

Polling stations open for presidential elections
Egyptians will vote for its next president on Monday and Tuesday

Boycotting the presidential elections, from Brotherhood to revolutionaries
The Daily News Egypt investigates the motives of different political factions and independent voters who are boycotting the presidential elections

Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates officially halted their campaigns on Friday to enter period of pre-elections silence
In Pictures: Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahy officially terminated their campaigns on Friday, the last day before the two days pre-elections silence, stipulated by Article 18 of the Elections Law. Sabahy’s campaign organised a rally in Abdeen Square in Downtown Cairo on Friday. The rally was attended by public figures endorsing his campaign and …

Candidates and parties continue campaigning ahead of presidential poll
Sabahy meets with members of civil society organistations

Campaigns continue to compete for voters
Al-Sisi campaign promotes energy saving, Sabahy promises to release political prisoners

Al-Sisi meets with young investors, businessmen and SME owners
Al-Dostour Party holds events in support of Hamdeen Sabahy in different governorates

We will not be ruled by a serial killer: Anti-Coup Alliance
Pro-Morsi coalition calls for more protests

I will not accept American economic assistance: Hamdeen Sabahy
Sabahy stresses that legislative reform to fight corruption is one of his priorities

EU observer mission in Egypt launched ahead of presidential poll
Sabahy and Al-Sisi continue campaigning

Sabahy announces emergency economic plan
Presidential hopeful outlines 21 projects that aim to help Egypt achieve “economic development that will lead to social justice”, and “dignity protected by national independence”

Official presidential campaign period begins
Hamdeen Sabahy reiterates call for debate with Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
6 April to appeal against ban
Muslim Brotherhood accuses government of trying to “crush” dissent; Hamdeen Sabahy warns of the return of “repressive state”

Revolutionary Socialists support Sabahy, ESDP to remain neutral
Anti-Coup Alliance reiterates rejection of upcoming elections

Socialist Popular Alliance Party endorses Sabahy
Ahead of presidential elections, voters registration opens, civil society organisations prep for monitoring

Window closes on presidential candidacy applications; Al-Sisi and Sabahy alone in race
Supreme Electoral Commission approves requests by six international NGOs to monitor upcoming elections and is still processing requests by local ones