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The Failure of the Boycott and the Failure of the Opposition

It seems that the call by some members of the Egyptian opposition for boycotting the People’s Assembly elections, scheduled at the end of next November, will be met only by

Egypt: 5 MB leaders arrested ahead of parliamentary nominations

In a renewed wave of state repression, security forces raided the house of Muslim Brotherhood leader Ihab Turk arresting him and 4 other MB members who were at his home

El-Baradei rebuffed

Opposition parties reject ex-IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei's calls to boycott November's parliamentary elections.

Waiting for the Brothers

The Muslim Brotherhood may be readying itself to contest November's parliamentary elections but it has yet to announce its intentions.

An Election Dilemma for Egypt’s Opposition:To Boycott or Not?

All opponents of Egypt's decades-old authoritarian government know that the country's elections are a sham of democracy, but they're divided on how to respond to November's parliamentary elections.

Egyptian Opposition Announces Boycott of Upcoming Parliamentary Election

In an interview with Voice of America News, Shadi Hamid discusses the recent announcement of Egypt's al-Ghad Party to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections.

Wafd Party: Priorities lie in restoring our former glory

Wafd Party leader Al-Sayed al-Badawi, announced that he would not run in Egypt 's upcoming parliamentary or presidential elections, stressing that his priorities were to restore the party's former glory.

ISN: US denies support of ElBaradei’s call to integrate MB into Egypt’s political system

A report published by the The International Relations and Security Network (ISN) on the recently emerged could be candidate and former Noble Peace Prize laureate Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei the success

Power struggle inside NDP over PA nominations

A recent report pointed to a power struggle inside the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) over nominations for the upcoming People’s Assembly (PA) elections taking place this November.

Egypt Reads between the lines of Campaign Posters

"In recent weeks, posters reading GAMAL MUBARAK: THE DREAM OF THE POOR have sprung up in impoverished neighborhoods across the country.