Latest in Tag: Parliament 2015 Highlight
Latest in Tag: Parliament 2015

Rifts within FEP continue as member resigns on television broadcast
Key party figure in âFor the Love of Egyptâ electoral list, Emad Gad, says âhe would never returnâ to the party

Al-Sisi meets president of Arab Parliament
Parliamentary elections in four constituencies continue

Election results for second phase announced
43% of parliamentary members party-affiliated: SEC

Elections: Frequent bribery, insufficient accountability
Videotaped electoral violations not enough for SEC to penalise violators

Government efforts to remain in power with parliamentâs approval
Parliament will agree given absence of majority party, says political analyst

For the Love of Egypt sweeps Cairo, Delta elections: Preliminary results
List members respond to El-Gebalyâs accusations, claiming âdesperate distortion campaignâ

Voters not policy-oriented in parliamentary elections
Development, young faces and employment among peopleâs general demands

Turnout slightly higher in second electoral phase
SEC took further action to confront violations

141 complaints, 93 delayed polling stations on first internal electoral day: SEC
SEC spokesperson reports high turnout of voters in North Sinai

Second phase of parliamentary elections launched in Egypt
âCrowds of votersâ reported in Port Said, Menufiya, according to initial reports

Voting is a key counter-terrorism measure: Election observers
Higher turnout expected in second phase of parliamentary elections

2,000+ candidates in parliamentary elections including Cairo and Sinai
âParliament unobliged to review post-30 June laws,â says winner candidateÂ

Candidates continue violations in second phase of parliamentary elections: Maat
A man fell off a bridge and died in Damietta while putting up a campaign banner, Maat reported

Candidates campaign for second phase of parliamentary elections
Winners of first phase register at parliament

Free Egyptians and Al-Nour parties win seats in parliamentary elections
Mansour advances Shobaky in Dokki, according to preliminary results

Woman in niqab caught forging votes in parliamentary elections
Observers say she was trying to vote for others using their IDs

Parliamentary elections runoff: same old, same old
Parliamentary runoff elections in the first 14 governorates witnessed almost the same problematic circumstances as last weekâs, in terms of participation turnout and electoral violations. Egyptians abroad voted in runoff elections Monday and Tuesday, but according to Head of the Egyptians Abroad Union in Saudi Arabia Emam Youssef, voters turnout might have been even lower in …

Competition and alliances for electionsâ runoff
FEP, FNP and Al-Nour parties face independent candidates

Are parliamentary elections transparent despite violations?
Court revokes electionsâ results in several constituencies

Al-Nour Party loses Alexandria stronghold to ‘For the Love of Egypt’
For the Love of Egypt leads in 13 governorates, except Salafist-oriented Matruh

Early elections results show run-off in majority of constituencies, with high competition
Al-Nour, Free Egyptians and Future of a Nation parties present on individual seats, amid setback in Al-Wafd and leftist parties

Foreign ministry condemns âWestern suggestionsâ on Al-Sisiâs popularity
Spokesperson says low elections turnout does not reflect âleadership mistrustâ; but citizens say âbad governmentâ affected their will

âFor the Love of Egyptâ named as potential winner in parliamentary elections
SEC to announce official results for Egyptians living abroad, embassies issued initial results

Candidatesâ supporters and discreet campaigning in polling stations
Campaigning team was able to handout some printed advertisements to voters during elections

Voters ask: Who to vote for and how to avoid Muslim Brotherhood candidates?
An elderly woman raised her voice in the polling station asking: âWhere is the âFor the Love of Egyptâ list?â The judge answered it’s not his job to tell her whom to vote for. Then she asked: âWhere are the Free Egyptians Party candidates?â The judge again refused to answer. Another middle-aged woman asked …
In Pictures: Egyptians abroad began casting their votes in the 2015 parliamentary elections in over 100 countries
Photos by Ahmed Al-Malky

Elections begins Sunday in Egypt amid strong security presence
Over 185,000 security personnel assigned; interior ministry equipped with armed weapons, birdshots and tear gas

Violations mark parliamentary electoral campaigns
Candidates still using religion in political promotion, reports say

Freedoms and rights required to face terrorism: Socialist Popular Alliance Party
Party is running in parliamentary elections, hoping to represent political opposition

NCHR suspends 2 members running as parliamentary candidates
Decision aims at preventing conflicts of interest during NCHRâs observation of elections           Â