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Where do the Brothers go from here?

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

MB Preparing a File on Election Violations to Submit to the Attorney General

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and Al-Wafd Party are going to submit two complaints to the Attorney General on the violations that took place during the elections such as “Fraud, abuse,

Mubarak’s party poised for Egypt poll triumph

Egypt awaited the final results on Tuesday of a parliamentary election that is set to deliver sweeping gains for President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party and all but shut out the

Wafd party threatens election boycott

According to sources Egypt's Wafd opposition party confirmed Tuesday that it may conform to calls to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections next month after state television refused to air the

State run and independent papers highlight election news

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

Does Egypt Need International Election Observers?

International observers are for newly independent states without the institutions needed to run elections--unlike Egypt--according to Moqbel Shaker, Vice Chairman of Egypt’s National Human Rights Commission.

A plethora of candidates

The outlines of the parliamentary elections, scheduled at the end of next November, began to take shape this week.

UPDATE Egypt: Dismissal of Independent paper’s Chief Editor

News of the dismissal of Al- Dostour newspaper's chief editor Ibrahim Issa was posted earlier on the paper's electronic website.

Wafd Party confirms participation in Elections

Egypt's Wafd party has announced that it will take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place in November.

Analyst: Past Wafd affiliations with MB proved successful

Internal differences within the Wafd Party has had Kamal Zakher, coordinator of the Front for Secular Copts and Wafd Party member submitting his resignation to the party this week with