Parliamentary Polls

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Monitors Record Breaches Prior to Elections

With the run-up to the parliamentary polls reports of the monitoring have been collected by, the Egyptian Association for Supporting Democratic Development.

5181 Candidates to Contest in Parliamentary Polls

A report by Egypt's Higher Electoral Commission announced that approximately 5,181 candidates, including 380 women, will take part in the parliamentary elections slated for Sunday, November 28, 2010.

NAC Spokesman Kandil Faces Defamation Charges Days Before Polls

Prominent journalist Hamdi Kandil is scheduled to appear before court facing charges of libel and defamation of Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit.

Opposition unites in bid to thwart poll rigging

Delegates from Egypt’s Opposition parties and groups held a conference on Tuesday at the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc’s headquarters, where they drafted ten steps to monitor fraudulent practices in the

Jordan Goes to the Polls with Noted Absence of MB offshoot

Approximately two and a half million Jordanian citizens are expected to go to the parliamentary polls today with the noted absence of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm the Islamic Action

MB Nominates 132 Candidates for Parliamentary Polls

The Muslim Brotherhood opposition group has maintained that it plans to field a total of 132 candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, slated for November 28. MB MP Saad Husseini

Interview: Muslim Brotherhood’s rise in Egypt, Professor Hassan Nafaa

In its first free elections, Egypt’s parliamentary polls brought about surprising results that may change the country’s political scene for years to come.