Ousted MPs and opposition figures, in a privileged popular scene, have made a vow to the Egyptian people to move forward and end the legitimacy of the new Parliament

A mere cursory numerical scan of the parliamentary election results could be misleading when it comes to determining the winners or losers and to identifying the contours of political life

Egypt’s recently concluded legislative elections did not only end with a landslide victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), having secured 93 percent of the seats in parliament, but

President Mubarak – confident (having vote rigging down to a fine art) that he will be Egypt’s president for life - has gone to great lengths to proudly retain power

Suppose that a person with absolutely zero knowledge of Egyptian politics just arrived into the country. Inquiring about all the colorful electoral banners, they would be told that an election

Egypt’s government, tightening its grip on power to ensure a smooth transition when Mubarak leaves the political arena, swept parliament in what observers describe as blatant fraud and a ‘test

A sweeping victory if that’s what one can label Egypt’s ruling NDP’s rigged win was announced by the Higher Election Commission today where they confirmed they secured an 83% majority

The decision to boycott the second round of elections made by Egypt’s opposition groups the Muslim Brotherhood and the Wafd Party was respected by all members.

Youm7.com noted that Hazem Farouk from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc withdrew from the runoff.

After round two of Egypt’s controversial parliamentary elections the ruling National Democratic Party will undoubtedly emerge with all but a handful of the seats after the Muslim Brotherhood its strongest