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NDP, Muslim Brotherhood Face Off in Egypt’s Run-offs

Amid complaints of widespread irregularities and legal rulings annulling some results, Egyptians started voting Tuesday, November 15, in runoffs for the first phase of parliamentary elections in which the Muslim

Cairo voters returning to polls for runoff

 Egyptian voters will return to the polls for runoff parliamentary elections in most parts of Cairo today amid accusations of widespread fraud in the first round last Wednesday.     About

Failure of the Egyptian opposition in parliamentary elections

The almost final results of the first phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections revealed the failure of several opposition members, while ministers and senior leaders of the ruling party won

new wave of freedom

Lindsey HilsumPerhaps a "new wave of freedom" is surging across the Middle East, just as President Bush says. But democracy must reflect the view of the majority, and why should

Few surprises in first round

Partial results in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections produced few surprises with the ruling National Democratic party (NDP) firmly in control and opposition parties crying foul. Ayman Nour,

Most seats undecided in Egypt’s parliamentary elections

  Most of the 164 seats up for grab in the first phase of Egypt’s three-stage legislative elections were undecided after the first round of voting, sending large numbers of

MB, the Dark Horse of 2005 Parliamentary Election

 The Moslem Brotherhood becomes the ’dark horse’ in the Egyptian elections, though it is considered by the government as ’a banned political movement’, after being deprived from the legal recognition

Unexpected results?

There may be more run-offs than clear finishes once yesterday’s votes are tallied. Gamal Essam El-Din surveys the scene  The first stage of parliamentary elections began in eight governorates yesterday:

Money talks as candidates walk

 Campaigning for this year’s parliamentary polls was all about money. Candidates spent bundles on everything from banners and billboards, to ads in the papers and on TV, to a variety

When less is more

Local monitors said the first round of parliamentary polls was calm and with less fraud than usual. Gihan Shahine wonders what this means  An administrative court ruling allowing local supervision