ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Egypt's ruling party to announce electoral platform in November, China Daily (2010)

Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) declared on Wednesday 18 Aug that the party's electoral platform for the upcoming parliamentary elections will be announced in November, state-run MENA news agency reported.

'Mystery campaign' backs Egypt president's son, BBC (2010)

a campaign has sprung up to nominate the president's son, Gamal Mubarak, to run for the highest office. Posters of Gamal alongside his father have been spotted in poor neighbourhoods. Several online campaigns seek to gather millions of signatures calling on him to stand.

Egypt: Of course I don't want to be president, The Economist (2010)

An article form the Economist on the candidacy of Jamal Mubarak, the son of the current President for the coming presidential elections.

Egypt activist riles opposition in signing petition, Reuters (2010)

Pro-democracy activist Saadeddin Ibrahim has signed a petition supporting the political ambitions of the Egyptian president's son, riling the opposition who say the move undermines their call for political change.

Posters promote Egypt intelligence chief for president, BBC (2010)

This article is on posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief as a possible future president have appeared on the streets of Cairo.

Mohammed ElBaradei urges Egypt election boycott, BBC (2010)

This article is on Mohammed ElBaradei, a leading opposition figure in Egypt who called for a boycott of November's parliamentary election, saying it is certain to be rigged by the government.

ُEgypt: The boycott blunder, Los Angeles Times (2010)

This article discusses the issue of boycotting the Egyptian election announced by Elbaradei, and gives examples from other countries' experiments.

Egypt says presidential vote will be transparent, Kuwait Times (2010)

This article mentions is on Egypt's premier who vowed that next year's presidential election will be transparent, and said that if the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency wants to run, he can either join a political party or form his own.

Egypt’s main leftist party will compete in upcoming parliamentary elections, Ikhwanweb (2010)

This news says that Egypt’s main leftist party, Al-Tagammu, announced in a meeting on 3 Oct, it will compete in the next People’s Assembly (PA) elections in November.

Dissident al-Dustour editor sacked ahead of Egypt poll, BBC (2010)

The news is about the editor of Egypt's independent al-Dustour newspaper, Ibrahim Eissa, who has been sacked by the paper's publisher. Mr Eissa said he was dismissed hours after being told not to run an article by leading opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei.

Egyptian Parliament Speaker Warns of Election Boycott, Qatar News Agency (2010)

This news is about the announcement of speaker of the Egyptian People''s Assembly, Ahmad Fathi Sorour who told "Al Shorouk" newspaper that "The decision to boycotting November parliamentary elections announced by a number of Egyptian opposition's parties is a "political suicide".

Egypt tightens TV broadcast rules before election, Reuters (2010)

This article is on Satellite broadcast firms in Egypt. They said that Telecoms regulator has stopped them from offering live feeds to private TV channels, a move that government critics see as a crackdown on independent media before a November election.

President Hosni Mubarak sets Egypt election date, BBC (2010)

This news says that President Hosni Mubarak has set 28 November as the date for Egypt's parliamentary elections, a decree cited by the state-run Mena news agency says.

Crackdown on Egyptian media before poll, Irish Times (2010)

This article says that the government has been cracking down on the media , in the run-up to the poll; on mobile phones and on the Brotherhood. Egypt’s main satellite provider, Nilesat; has shut down 17 private television channels for violating broadcasting regulations.

EGYPT: Tensions, arrests and threats of boycott ahead of parliamentary elections, Los Angeles Times (2010)

This news is on the rising tension between the government and Egypt's two biggest opposition groups which has resulted in the Muslim Brotherhood condemning the arrest of about 50 of its members and Al Wafd party's announcement that it might boycott next month's parliamentary elections.

Egypt elections: Hosni Mubarak awaits his managed landslide, The Guardian (2010)

This article is showing that Egypt's ruling party is facing little competition but it wants the opposition to gain some seats for the sake of stability.

What The Post got wrong on Egyptian politics, Washington Post (2010)

This article is on the crackdown of media and on Egypt's upcoming elections that will be monitored by the High Elections Commission, led by independent judges, none of whom are appointed by the president. Ballot casting and counting are observed by candidate representatives, Egyptian civil society and the media.

Protests as Egypt candidates barred, Aljazeera (2010)

This news says that at least 57 Muslim Brotherhood candidates who attempted to register to run in Egypt's parliamentary election have been rebuffed by the government, the group said on Wednesday.

Will Egypt Elections Move the Arab World?, VOA News (2010)

This news article says that as Egypt gears up for its parliamentary elections this month and scheduled presidential elections next year, potential repercussions in the rest of the Arab world remain unclear. In Lebanon, some analysts say Egypt's image in the region could be improved by the upcoming elections.

Egypt: Brotherhood Enters Elections in a Weakened State, Carnegie Endowment (2010)

This news article focuses on the state of Muslim Brotherhood, which appears conflicted and troubled compared to its state before the 2005 parliamentary polls, as the November 28 elections approach.