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Latest in Tag: presidential elections
10 potential candidates in Libya’s presidential elections so far
826 potential candidates register for parliamentary elections
Opinion | The United States Presidential Elections of 2020
The Trump administration proved efficient from the economic standpoint, bringing unemployment rates down to less than 2% in the United States
Tunisiaâs presidential runoff: anger, frustration behind ‘unforeseenâ results
“Tunisians gravitating toward people from outside system to bring them what they want, whether it is economic improvement or social dignity,” says think tank fellow
Algeria calls presidential elections for December
Election to replace ousted Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika scheduled for December 12
Historical female attempts to break presidential elections taboo Â
Egyptian women were able to break political taboos throughout history to become empowered politically. They became members of parliaments, ministers (there are currently six female ministers in the cabinet), governors, and many other senior positions in the state, while the year 2017 was announced by President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi as the year of women. But …
Egyptâs election kicks off abroad with intended message to critics
Hopes, calls for high turnout in internationally observed polling
Presidential hopeful Moussa urges Egyptians to vote
Moussa warns Egyptians against âinvisible enemyâ
Overview: challenges for new presidential term in 2018
Economic concerns, population growth at forefront of challengesÂ
A Wise Decision
Last Wednesday, I wrote an opinion piece entitled âA Crucial Yearâ that dealt, primarily, with the next presidential elections in Egypt in the first half of this year. In the coming weeks, when the official presidential campaign begins officially, once the list of the presidential candidates is announced in its final form by the newly-formed …
Presidential election 2018
The political and media scene in Egypt is witnessing a state of great anticipation following the announcement by the National Electoral Commission of the presidential elections in Egypt, which would be the third presidential elections after the January 25 revolution. Elections are sought to be held between 8 February 2018 and April 2018 if there …
NEC announces presidential elections of 2018 to start on 26 MarchÂ
Runoff could take place in April if no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote
Shafiq renounces plans to run for 2018 presidential elections
Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed president Hosni Mubarak and a 2012 presidential candidate, announced that he will not be running for Egyptâs 2018 presidential election, in a statement published on his Twitter account. The former air force pilot had announced his bid to run in 2018 elections earlier in November and returned …
Op-ed review: Saalah Eissa mourned, presidential elections, Sinai development
Prominent journalist Salah Eissa was widely mourned in Wednesdayâs newspapers. The privately-owned Al-Masry Al-Youm published the last piece by Eissa who passed away on Monday. The article was titled âWhere did laws to liberate the press and media disappear?â Eissa was talking about a promising unified press and media law that was drafted by top …
Op-ed review: Presidential elections, political plurality and real competitivenessÂ
A draft law penalising critics of historical figures has also raised concerns
Ahmed Shafiq pursues court case to have name removed from ‘wanted’ list
The court set the next hearing date for 15 August
Can Heggyâs âpresidential team’ be a real political alternative or will it fail like those before it?
One-voice state will not allow for easy power transfer; The problems among the political eliteâs could ruin everything, say politicians
Hilary Clinton announces she has garnered enough delegates to be the Democratic nominee
Bernie Sanders says he will not give up and tells his supporters in California that he still has hope for next Tuesday’s primary in the District of Columbia
Shafiq revokes National Movement Party resignation
âParty will witness internal reshuffling,â says Shafiq
Repeated promises to establish a parliament in post-30 June Egypt
Officials have, between 2013 and 2015, continually promised âelections soonâ, yet they remain a distant prospect
Morsi and Al-Sisiâs first year in office
First year reviews of each president take different perspectives and put the spotlight on different fields
The fading faces of opposition media under Al-Sisiâs Egypt
Egyptian media formed Al-Sisi’s personality cult and is constantly emphasising the fight against âterrorismâ
Cabinet to rule on electoral districts draft
Some parties believe districts made to garner âvotes for the governmentâ in upcoming parliamentary elections
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 missionâs preliminary report by attendees at the press conference, including head of the NCW Mervat Tellawy. …
Election results expected Tuesday
PEC will announce final results of Egyptâs presidential election on Tuesday evening
Hamdeen Sabahy officially challenges preliminary results
Al-Sisi praises the role of the judiciary, security forces and the media in the electoral process
Putin congratulates Al-Sisi, US waiting on official results
Former minister of defence Al-Sisi says he is ready to cooperate with Russia after preliminary results indicate his victory in Egyptâs presidential election
Extension of voting in presidential elections stirs controversy
Hamdeen Sabahy continues in presidential race despite calls for his withdrawal
Salafi choices during the presidential elections
By Nader Bakkar From an intellectual point of view, the Salafi movement is a rich one, distinguished by varying interpretations within the same school of thought and containing both positives and negatives simultaneously. A group of scholars and independent preachers that belong to this movement have preferred to withdraw completely from the political scene and …
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
Bahrain hopes for Egypt to continue regional role post-election
Bahraini ministry expresses continued support for Egyptâs roadmap