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Candidates used funds to buy votes: Election observers
Voters lured to polls by promise of money, food, blankets

Parties’ operations room monitor violations on day 2 of elections
Lobbying votes, bribes and delay in voting process among main violations

No room for dissent in upcoming parliament: ESDP
In Daily News Egypt roundtable discussion, different party members say they are sceptical of potential changes the next parliament could achieve

Morsi and Al-Sisi’s first year in office
First year reviews of each president take different perspectives and put the spotlight on different fields

Draft Parliamentary Elections Law finalised
Drafted by a special committee, the law is expected to govern coming parliamentary elections

Does Egypt Need Affirmative Action?
As the debates rage regarding Egypt’s electoral system, the notion of affirmative action and quota often surfaces as an area of great contention. The legacy resulting from years of discrimination based on age, gender, and religion has not been eliminated. Despite strides made during recent times, some still view that affirmative action is much needed …

No-confidence petition launched against Morsi
The campaign was launched by political movement Kefaya

Allam officially inaugurated as Grand Mufti
The inauguration ceremony of Egypt’s new Grand Mufti was held inside Dar Al-Ifta’

Essam El-Erian addresses Egyptian expats
Prominent figure in Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party, urged Egyptian expats to be good ambassadors to free and democratic Egypt
Review: Columnists warn from growing polarisation
After voters had queued up to cast their votes in the second stage of the controversial constitutional referendum on Saturday, many columnists condemned the growing polarization pervading Egyptian society today. Instead of uniting Egyptians, the constitution crisis has pitted citizens against each other according to their political and religious inclinations. Op-ed columnists explored this growing …

No transparency over referendum supervision, experts say
Critics claim it is unclear who is monitoring the constitutional referendum

New US voting could shift votes towards Romney
Controversial law could disenfranchise ten million Hispanic US citizens