Latest in Tag: voting Highlight
Latest in Tag: voting
Parliament to be established, democracy still in doubt
Scepticism surrounds electoral transparency and real representation of people
Political parties ‘buying popular candidates’ ahead of parliamentary elections: report
“We do not need to”, say Al-Wafd Party and the Free Egyptians Party
Electoral law passed, 2 remain for Egypt’s parliament
New constituency division amid scepticism regarding improvement
Newly amended parliamentary law awaits cabinet approval
Politicians maintain parliament is unrepresentative and alarmingly lacking youth
Al-Wafd Party aims to compete with former PM in parliamentary elections
Party joined 19 political parties into one electoral coalition to face Kamal El-Ganzoury’s list
Parliamentary elections to start 21 March
Voting processes are to be divided into two stages
No train fines applied Tuesday, citizens encouraged to vote: Transportation minister
Ministry aims to facilitate the process of reaching polling stations for citizens, says minister of transportation
In Pictures: Turnout threatens to mar Sisi win
AFP – Egypt was wrapping up a presidential election Tuesday with fears of a low turnout threatening to cloud the expected victory of the ex-army chief who toppled its first freely elected leader. As polls opened for the second and final day of voting, authorities announced that they were declaring a public holiday and extending …
As Egypt votes, pro-Morsi town, Kerdasa, testifies to brutal divide
Instead, defiant residents have posted pictures of Morsi, describing him as “the legitimate president”.
Egyptians head to the polls to choose next president
Egyptians line up for the second presidential elections Egypt has witnessed in two years
Would voting legitimise elections?
By Wael Eskandar It is no longer necessary to wait for the actual voting process to determine whether the upcoming elections will be free and fair. The idea of fair elections has been dispelled by the manner in which the current regime has operated on a variety of issues. While the counting itself may eventually …
Early indication of Al-Sisi landslide in expat vote
Foreign ministry estimates total expatriate turnout to be 315,000, some expats prefer postal vote
Carter Center concerned over Egypt transition, provides recommendations
The centre deployed an “expert mission” which assessed the political and legal context around the presidential elections, providing recommendations
Al-Sisi meets Sinai representatives; Sabahy says ‘the army… must not rule’
Sabahy addresses controversial topics, while Al-Sisi speaks about development prospects in the Sinai Peninsula on day 11 of campaigning
Foreign ministry eases restrictions for voters abroad
Citizens no longer required to register in advance to vote during presidential elections
Required procedures to observe referendum beyond capabilities of most NGOs: ECOE
The Egyptian Coalition to Observe the Elections (ECOE) released a report detailing a set of recommendations for future voting
A referendum caught between supporters and traitors
By Wael Eskandar A referendum is meant to be a vote by the public whereby they can freely express their position on a certain political matter, but what is the point of a referendum when you’re only allowed to “freely” express one position but not the other? Enough has been said about the referendum to …
Random observations on Egypt’s referendum
On Wednesday, as the polls closed and results started pouring in, a big step in Egypt’s transitional roadmap was concluded. While it was a no brainer that the constitution was going to be overwhelmingly ratified by popular vote, the actual results of the referendum deserve to be analysed carefully, as they do paint a picture of …
Police officer’s family attacked in Sinai
Wife killed and officer in a critical condition
UN, US, EU weigh in on Egyptian referendum
Ban Ki-moon, others urge peace
Referendum days are upon us
Do not be alarmed by the queues or the camels
In Pictures: Voting on referendum begins
Egyptians headed to polling stations early Tuesday morning to cast their votes on the draft constitution finalised on 3 December. Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour and Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi called upon Egyptians to participate in the much-anticipated referendum earlier this week. The referendum on the draft constitution is part of the roadmap …
‘Over 100,000’ expats vote in 2014 referendum: Foreign ministry
Voting ended Sunday; numbers down remarkably compared to 2012 referendum
Indecision stalls presidential bids
It has yet to be decided whether the constitutional referendum will be followed by the presidential or parliamentary elections first
Sunday final day for Egyptians abroad to vote
Egyptian foreign ministry says a total of 94,000 Egyptians have voted abroad over four days
Misr Al-Qawia challenges Mansour’s amendment to political participation law
Law amended a week ahead of vote on new constitution
Egyptian expats head to the polls
Referendum voting begins for citizens living abroad
Carter Center releases statement urging political reform, inclusiveness
The statement encourages “meaningful dialogue” over referendum
Tunisia assembly begins voting on new constitution
Which must be adopted by January 14, the third anniversary of the 2011 revolution
Anti-Coup Alliance boycotts referendum
The referendum will take place on 14 and 15 January