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Latest in Tag: parliament
Parliament speaker election awaits Al-Sisi’s appointment
Main criteria include ‘firmness’, legal expertise, say MPs
AFTE files lawsuit demanding broadcasting of parliamentary sessions
Statement affirms the importance of citizens’ rights to access information
The Wrong Solution
By Sayed Ghoneim A few weeks ago, I wrote on my Facebook page about the discomfort I felt at the appearance of someone calling himself an “economic expert”, giving his opinions on the constitutionality of the parliament, the political parties in Egypt, and the new French Mistrals delivered to Egypt’s navy. Professor Abdel-Latif Mahmoud, the former …
Female members aim to form parliamentary bloc
Women in the parliament say their husbands should receive diplomatic passports
Al-Sisi to review government programme before submission to parliament: Prime Minister
Preliminary negotiations with Saudi Arabia for a new dollar deposit are currently under evaluation
The state’s religious politics
While I was considering what to write in this week’s article, and as I started doing some research on the ongoing controversy about the appointed and the elected members of parliament, I was shocked by the content of the Friday prayer address to the extent that I lost all interest in any election-related issue. Although …
In Cartoon: Parliament and the cold
NCHR discusses bills ahead of parliamentary review
Newly issued bills are expected to be amended in upcoming parliament
Alexandrian MPs to form governorate bloc in parliament
For the first time in parliamentary history, MPs representing the governorate of Alexandria met to form an ‘Alexandria MP Bloc’. Ahmed El-Sherif, a member of the House of Representatives for Al-Nour Party in Alexandria, said independent MPs as well as those representing parties are in agreement regarding cooperation and coordination. He added that they feel …
Observer mission praises security efforts, documents few violations
Maat surveyed the number of voters in a few governorates, including Cairo, which saw 1,138 voters cast their ballots
Independent scientists warn over Monsanto pesticide
Two major agencies disagree over whether the world’s most-used pesticide, glyphosate, is safe. As the European Union debates the topic, nearly 100 scientists from around the world have urged it to heed safety warnings. It’s the most commonly used – and perhaps also most controversial – pesticide in the world: glyphosate. Opinion between the European …
Egyptian expats start voting in parliamentary run-offs
Run-offs are scheduled to take place domestically on Tuesday and Wednesday
State Council rejects all election results appeals in Kafr Al-Sheikh
Candidates said they will issue a new appeal in Cairo on Monday
‘For the Love of Egypt’ is Al-Sisi’s arm in the parliament: El-Yazal
British tourists to get back to Egypt within weeks, depending on positive security reports by UK
Parties announce initial results of phase 2 parliamentary elections
Two Conference Party candidates have won seats in parliament in second phase parliamentary elections, whilst five others will be in the runoff across the governorates of Cairo, Qaliubiya, Ismailia, Sharqeya and Daqahliya, the party said on Tuesday
Assaults, vote-buying witnessed during phase 2 of parliamentary elections
Various parties observed and complained of blatant violations
Government racing against clock to win next parliament’s trust
Security, economic growth, social justice, and improving citizens’ lives are programme’s basics, says governmental official
Around EGP 20bn spent on campaigning during parliamentary elections
Figures are approximate because candidates usually manipulate the actual figures spent on campaigns, the report states
Al-Sisi votes in parliamentary elections
This is the first time for the president and his wife to participate in the parliamentary elections
Revolution, people’s demands are purely leftist: Al-Hariri
Al-Hariri will appear in court on 23 November over controversial prison sentence
Parliament introduces new members to regulations
Members of Parliament objected during the induction meeting, which was held in the former Shura Council, to a rule that state that their newly-issued passports can only be used for special tasks in which they will represent Egypt abroad by virtue of an assignment letter from the head of the parliament
Al-Nour Party seeks support of Salafi figures in parliamentary elections
We are concerned about liberals and former NDP members taking over the next parliament, says Borhami
By Mahmoud El-Sayed
Egypt ranked in high risk category for corruption in defence, security sectors
Detailed defence budgets on global scale not made public, only aggregated numbers are published, says military source
Rwanda MPs debate constitutional change on presidential term limits
Rwanda’s lower house of parliament debated on Wednesday a constitutional change that would allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term, a move opposed by the United States and other donors. The amended constitution will still be a draft that faces a referendum, but it is expected to pass. Parliament met after a …
North Sinai parliamentary election candidates ‘in the line of fire’
Curfew in various parts of North Sinai was extended for three more months
Security challenges lie ahead of parliamentary elections in Sinai
‘Takfiri’ militant suspected of killing Al-Nour candidate in North Sinai
Egyptians abroad continue voting in runoff elections
A voting force of 2,000 will be excluded due to cancellation of elections in some constituencies, says deputy foreign minister
Is Egypt geopolitically still coherent? What the upcoming parliament is expected to reflect
By Islam M. Elwany The core of development is meant to upgrade and standerdise a country’s human resources and allowing them act in harmony now is critically questioned in Egypt. The long deprived Upper Egypt has ended up reacting negatively to the objectives because the investment plan does not include cities other than the metropolitan …
What if we all voted?
Last week, I closely followed, in a combination of shock, sarcasm and cynicism, the parliamentary elections participation rate frenzy. The low rates of participation were neither shocking nor surprising, but the amount of justification and propaganda that surrounded those rates was frightful. The fact that mass media, whether private or state owned, became a platform …
26% participation in first phase of parliamentary elections
“For the Love of Egypt” secures 60 seats, run-off elections on all individual