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Ahmed Mortada Mansour impugns legality of courtâs decision to dismiss him
The Cassation Court revoked Mansourâs membership after a recount of the votes proved that his opponent had garnered more support

6 countries witnessed zero Egyptian expat turnout in elections: SEC
Just 4.5% of eligible voters abroad took part, with 30,531 casting votes

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

Elections transparent, some violations: Arab League report
Final report of observatory mission to be issued on parliamentary elections

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

Runoff electionsâ race on individual seats
Electoral competition continues among parties and independents

Competition over âhotspotsâ in runoff elections on individual seats
Mansour, Okasha, Youssef score high in governorate elections

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

Higher turnout abroad in second phase of elections: SEC
A total of 37,168 votes cast, an increase of 6,000 on the first phase

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

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

SEC announces final results in first round of parliamentary elections
Free Egyptians Party obtains highest numbers of parliamentary seats; SEC head says the rate of violations declined in the run-offs

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

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 …

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

26% participation in first phase of parliamentary elections
“For the Love of Egypt” secures 60 seats, run-off elections on all individual

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

SEC announces 28,675 valid votes out of 30,531 for Egyptians abroad
Local polling stations’ preliminary results reveal Al-Nour Party in competition with âFor the Love of Egyptâ

Observer missions document violations, voter turnout during both election days
Journalists Against Torture Observatory documented 7 incidents of assault on journalists in different governorates

Delayed opening of some polling stations, effective security procedures on first day of elections
NCHR, ECWR and Maat foundations released reports on their observations and violations committed on first election day

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 …

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

Electoral Commission to ban âNiqabâ wearing women from voting
Elections set to take place on 17,18,19 October

Campaigning phase for parliamentary elections kicks off
2,573 candidates compete over individual seats, six groups on list-system, according to SEC

Political coalition questions SECâs neutrality towards parliamentary candidates
âThey want to clear the way for the âIn Love of Egyptâ list,â says Egyptian Front Coalition

Parliamentary candidates violate law, campaign during Eid: Observation mission
Electoral Commission delays candidates’ announcement to Tuesday, after completion of appeals