Latest in Tag: presidential elections Highlight
Latest in Tag: presidential elections

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

State institutions hold no bias toward particular candidate: Mansour
Those who do not participate in political life run risk of being ruled by someone who does not represent their interests, says interim president

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. Sabahyâs campaign organised a rally in Abdeen Square in Downtown Cairo on Friday. The rally was attended by public figures endorsing his campaign and …

5.14% year on year decline in construction spending: CAPMAS
Unstable economic situation in Egypt the main reason behind decrease in construction projects in 2012/2013, says agency

Despite delay, EU mission will observe presidential election
EU Election Observer Mission decide to move forward with full election observation following release of equipment

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

Voting abroad extended by 24 hours
At least 258,000 expatriates had cast their vote by 3pm on Sunday

âAgainst Youâ campaign launched by revolutionary groups against Al-Sisi
âAll revolutionary groups agree that Al-Sisi led a bloody coup against the revolution,â says Revolutionary Socialists leader

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

Egyptian expats vote with eased regulations
Early figures indicate approximately 200,000 Egyptians turned out in first three days of overseas voting

Presidential elections begin Thursday for Egyptians abroad
Egyptians across 124 countries will begin voting on Thursday

6 April Youth Movement and Misr Al-Qawia announce boycott of presidential elections
Banned 6 April expresses respect for Hamdeen Sabahy, but decides to boycott elections after interval voting

Peace with Israel is now stable: Al-Sisi
Presidential candidate vows Egyptian intervention if any Arab country is âthreatenedâ

Cairo Court for Urgent Matters upholds legality of police presence on campuses
SAC calls for protests at Ain Shams, Cairo universities

NCCM to monitor child exploitation during elections
Childrenâs rights groups call on presidential candidates to condemn and prevent child exploitation

The armed forces is not above parliamentary monitoring: Sabahy
“My project seeks a successful state with all its sectors, instead of only depending on the military institution,” says the presidential candidate

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

UPDATE: Al-Sisi interview part of âsystematic media campaignâ to promote âcandidate of the Stateâ: Analyst
Irresponsible protests will lead to the collapse of the state, says Al-Sisi

Amr Moussa meets with high-ranking American officials in Washington
Moussa visited âa number of research centresâ, politicians ahead of presidential elections
SEC approves international election observers
European Union launches monitoring mission

I am willing to do whatever it takes to restore security: Al-Sisi
“Irresponsible protests will lead to the collapse of the state,” says Al-Sisi

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

Assad to face two candidates in Syria presidential vote
Twenty-three candidates had initially registered to run against Assad, but most did not meet election criteria to run for office in a vote that has been mocked by the opposition and the West as a âfarceâ.

Official presidential campaign period begins
Hamdeen Sabahy reiterates call for debate with Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi

Presidential elections will bring stability to economy: Minister of Industry
Investors do not see presidential favourite Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi as a model of democracy, but believe he could steady Egyptâs economy, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour says

Sabahy’s challenge
Egyptâs leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy has become the second candidate after ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to formally join Egyptâs presidential race. The Sisi/Sabahy presidential race evokes memories of the farcical Mubarak/Ayman Nour election in 2005. Nevertheless, some perceive Sabahyâs challenge as a brave one. However, regardless of the intentions of the military-backed interim authority and how it …

Too hoarse race
By Philip Whitfield Too cute? You try. Twoâs company, threeâs a crowd (corny); Spin doctors (better); Whispering campaign (true); Rope a dope (scurrilous). Whatâs being spoon-fed? Battle lines drawn, littered through copy with adjectival innuendo: Al-Sisiâs campaign headquarters in the âupper classâ Al-Tagammu (New Cairo) districtâŠ(snooty?). Worse: Sabahy, youngest of a peasant farmer’s 12 children …
Decision to refer Presidential Elections Law to SCC due 29 April
Constitutional expert believes it is near impossible for the law to be reconsidered

Syria presidential vote on June 3: parliament speaker
Syria’s first presidential election will be held amid a devastating civil war