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Concerns over the 2010 election’s transparency has not only divided the Egyptian political scene into boycotting and participating parties but has also contributed to fueling internal rifts within opposition parties

The Egyptian opposition eliminates itself

The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in Egypt is busy with its internal elections to select its candidates to the People’s Assembly elections scheduled at the end of next month,

Egypt’s election campaign shows change is sluggish, but on the way

No one is holding their breath about the outcome of Egypt's parliamentary elections, which are certain to leave President Hosni Mubarak and his National Democratic Party in charge.

Participation revived

In the 30 years since the revival of political party politics in the mid-1970s, each round of parliamentary elections invariably produced a new dynamic out of the interplay between political

Carnegie endowment: US–Egyptian Relations on the Eve of Egypt’s Elections

A recent commentary titled “U.S.–Egyptian Relations on the Eve of Egypt’s Elections” by Michele Dunne senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of the online journal,

Wafd Party: Opposition will not be silenced

MP Mohamed Shordy and Al-Wafd party spokesman warned that thugs are being recruited by the ruling party to stir violence during the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November.

ElBaradei: Differences with MB don’t preclude sharing goals

In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei , the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a leading democracy advocate defended his alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in an interview

Interior Minister threatens MB ahead of election campaign

According to experts recent statements by the Egyptian Interior minister Habib Al-Adly, regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections indicate that, the ruling regime is intending to hinder any effort made by

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

El-Baradei rebuffed

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