To be worseRights groups say this year’s parliamentary vote is as fraudulent and violent as past polls but with more serious repercussions. Gihan Shahine reports Bystanders were amazed at the "neutrality"

Arabs should not exclude Islamist parties - Albright The United States should not back "sham" reforms in the Arab world which continue to isolate powerful Islamist opposition, former U.S. Secretary of

Egypt shrugs off Islamist votes but won’t lift banBy Stephen Brown Egypt’s government views the Islamist opposition’s election gains without concern, but has no intention of lifting a ban on

REFORMING EGYPT: IN SEARCH OF A STRATEGY TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS iI. EGYPT’S FALSE "SPRING" 1A. MUBARAK’S FEBRUARY SURPRISE 1B. THE SENSE OF MOMENTUM 2II. THE SEASON OF DISILLUSIONMENT 4A. THE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 76 4B. THE OTHER LAWS 7C. THE IMPLICAT

Egypt judges reject election results Observers say the police acted in a partisan manner  An influential Egyptian group of jurists has said it did not recognise the results of parliamentary

Polls apart Election results are revealing Egypt’s growing divide between religion and politics, writes Rory McCarthy Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood continues to surprise with its strong performance at the polls in

It is unlikely that the Brotherhood would hold power, at least in the foreseeable future. However, let us presume for the sake of argument that they have formed a government.

Rigging Elections Under the Supervision of the Judiciary

The Muslim Brotherhood built its strength in Egypt’s parliament this weekend, winning 29 more seats in elections despite restrictions on voting and arrests of its supporters ... . ... 115

Egyptian judges may be punished for speaking on election process The higher judicial council of the Egyptian government asked the Egyptian attorney general Maher Abdul Wahid to open immediate investigation