Latest in Tag: House of Representatives Highlight
Latest in Tag: House of Representatives
Presidential adviser blames SCC decision for political tension
Pakinam Al-Sharkawy defends President Mohamed Morsi’s November constitutional decree
Bagato supports SCC verdicts
Minister of state agreed with verdicts on Shura Council and Constituent Assembly and said SCC had no right to review constitution
Political figures react to SCC ruling
The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled the Shura Council and Constituent Assembly were formed illegally
SCC deems Shura Council and Constituent Assembly unconstitutional
The Council will remain until parliamentary elections
SCC strikes down election laws again
Supreme Constitutional Court deems ban on military and police personnel voting unconstitutional, demands ban of religious campaign slogans and redrawing of voter districts
Head of International Association of Judges concerned about Egypt
Chairman of the IAJ says lowering of maximum age violates international standards
Freedom House concerned NGO law ‘would decimate civil society’
International organisation calls on Egyptian presidency to wait for a fully elected parliament to discuss the law
Court upholds election suspension
Supreme Administrative Court rejects presidency’s appeal of earlier verdict suspending elections for lower house of parliament
NSF preparing for elections
National Salvation Front affirms the importance of electoral participation and renews calls for guarantees of fairness in upcoming elections
Court to rule on election suspension appeal next week
The Supreme Administrative Court will decide whether to accept the government’s appeal against suspension of the upcoming parliamentary elections on 21 April
Shura Council passes election laws
New bills include no explicit ban on religious slogans and reversing a government proposal requiring parties to run a female candidate on the top half of the party list
Shura Council finalises elections law
The lower house passed the political participation bill and approved the House of Representatives elections bill pending a final vote
Shura set to vote on election laws Wednesday
Upper house of parliament rejected the formation of new electoral districts for Egyptians abroad
Shura reverses placement of women at top of party lists
Each party will only be required to run a female candidate, without any provisions regarding her placement on the list
Shura Council to allow religious slogans in electoral campaigns
Upper house of parliament passed nine articles from political participation bill that governs elections
Supreme Administrative Court postpones appeal against elections suspension
The presidency says it appealed a ruling to suspend elections in order to better clarify constitutional principles
Al-Wasat meets Al-Watan to discuss new government initiative
Moderate Islamist party attempts to gather support from across the political spectrum for initiative based on appointing new government
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh demands meaningful dialogue
Misr Al-Qawia Party head blames Morsi for squandering popular support in first months of presidency
Al-Wasat proposes new elections law
The moderate Islamist party says new law would shorten delays to scheduled elections caused by recent court order
Al-Wasat Party calls for new government
Suggestion made as part of Al-Wasat Party’s solution to the country’s dragging crisis
ElBaradei proposes reform plan
The opposition leader suggested 7 measures needed to avoid “decay of state authority and spiralling violence”
Al-Wafd repeats commitment to boycott
Al-Wafd Party denies allegations that it has been considering participating in elections, remaining committed to NSF boycott
Fouada Watch calls on women to boycott parliamentary elections
Fouada Watch says boycott is necessary because constitution and election law do not provide guarantees for women
Call for election boycott campaign
Public figures urge national boycott campaign to discredit upcoming elections
Parties consider election participation
Al-Nour Party meets to decide approach to elections, while opposition groups are scheduled to announce stances soon
President changes election dates
Elections for House of Representatives rescheduled to accommodate Egypt’s Christian population
Election dates to change
President Mohamed Morsi announced the change of the first phase of parliamentary elections, which were scheduled during Coptic holy days
![ElBaradei said on his twitter account that he had “called for parliamentary election boycott in 2010 to expose sham democracy. Today I repeat my call, [we] will not be part of an act of deception”.(AFP/File Photo)](https://www.dailynewssegypt.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ElbARADEI.jpeg "ElBaradei calls for boycott of parliamentary elections 27")
ElBaradei calls for boycott of parliamentary elections
The opposition leader says he will ‘not be part of an act of deception’
Al-Nour delegation meets with Morsi
Members of the Salafi Al-Nour Party held talks today with President Mohamed Morsi regarding elections and the formation of a national salvation government
No Coptic or female quotas in new elections law
Parties must field single female candidate, no requirement for Coptic representation