ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Egyptian elections test new system , RFI (2010)

This Tuesday's Shura Council election in Egypt will be the first test of a new electoral system in the country. The elections are often seen as a preview for the presidential elections.

Egypt poll monitoring blocked, News 24 (2010)

This article discusses complaints from some human rights groups that they were denied the opportunity to monitor Tuesday's parliamentary elections. The High Committee for elections said that they gave ample time for organizations to apply for a permit to monitor the vote.

Egyptians vote, opposition says supporters blocked, Reuters (2010)

Voters and monitors have reported the people have been blocked from voting in the election for the upper house of parliament. Some observers have also said that they were prevented from monitoring.

Egypt's Brotherhood loses vote bid, Reuters (2010)

The Muslim Brohterhood, the main opposition party, has backed a bid for political reform following the result of this week's Shura Council elections. The Brotherhood did not win any seats in the election which was swept almost entirely by the ruling party.

EGYPT: NDP dominates midterm elections, Muslim Brotherhood comes out empty-handed, Los Angeles Times (2010)

This article discusses reported incidents of intimidation during the Shura Council elections in Egypt.

Egypt: Upper house elections, Monday Morning (2010)

This article discusses the structure of the Shura or upper house of parliament and accusations from the opposition of irregularities in the Shura elections.

Egypt: ElBaradei seeks common goals, MB says, UPI (2010)

This article discusses the result of the recent Shura council or upper house elections in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood's support of Mohammed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's, call for electoral reform.

Egypt: 2nd round of Shura vote sees low turnout, fraud charges, Al-Masry Al-Mayoun (2010)

This article discusses the second round of Shura council elections in Egypt, which had low voter turnout in many races. The vote took place with few disputes and disruptions.

Opposition, independents win 8 Egypt upper house seats, Reuters Africa (2010)

This article discusses the final election results from the Egyptian Shura Council, or upper house elections. There have been accusations of fraud and irregularities in the polls as one of the major opposition parties did not gain any seats.

Muslim Brotherhood walks a tightrope in Egypt, Daily Nation (2010)

This article discusses the complex role of the officially banned Muslim Brotherhood party in the upcoming elections in Egypt. They have joined calls for reform following the Shura Council elections where they claim fraud and intimidation prevented them from winning any seats.

Egypt:ElBaradei meets with left-wing opposition leaders, Al-Masry Al-Youm (2010)

This article discusses Mohamed ElBaradei's possible presidential run in the upcoming elections. ElBardei, who has called for reforms of electoral system to eliminate corruption, met with left-wing leaders in Egypt.

Support for Egypt's Opposition Parties Wanes, The Wall Street Journal (2010)

This article discusses public dissatisfaction with politicians and the challenges faced by opposition parties in Egypt.

Egypt:Opposition to take unified stance on elections, Al-Masry Al-Youm (2010)

Opposition parties have agreed to make a unified decision on participation in the upcoming elections following allegations of fraud in last month's Shura Council elections.

Egypt: ElBaradei plans protest for torture victims, calls for election boycott , Al-Masry Al-Youm (2010)

Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of International Atomic Energy Agency, who has called for reforms to the electoral system, has encouraged politcal parties to boycott the upcoming elections.

Egypt:44 appointees to Shura Council, including 8 Copts, Al-Masry Al-Youm (2010)

This article discusses President Hosni Mubarak appointees to the Shura Council. The president appoints one third of the council, the integrity of the council elections in early June was questioned

Egypt:Harb: Participation in parliament races splits opposition

Chairman of the Democratic Front Party, Osama el-Ghazali Harb, has warned that divisions in the opposition may arise if the Wafd, Tagammu and Nasserist parties choose to participate in upcoming elections. Harb is calling for a boycott of the elections to protest the ruling National Democratic Party, other opposition parties have said that this would not be productive.

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood claim 21,000 signatures for reform petition, The National (2010)

The Muslim Brotherhood claimed gathering more than 21000 signatures in a campaign for the reform demands of ElBaradei.

Egypt's ruling party to nominate presidency candidate in mid-2011, People's Daily (2010)

A senior official of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) said the party's candidate for presidential elections will be nominated in mid 2011.

US attorney general calls for free, fair Egypt vote, Reuters (2010)

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on 28 July, Egypt should be able to conduct fair elections and he called for a full investigation into the death in police custody of an anti-corruption activist.

Egypt: Cyber war among possible presidential candidates, Los Angeles Times (2010)

The political cyber war in Egypt is intensifying after hacking the Facebook page of Gamal Mubarak, the son of President Hosni Mubarak and a possible presidential contender in 2011.