President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s invitation for political parties to form a unified list in the upcoming parliamentary elections has been met with questions: If all parties unite in one list, who would they compete against? And what would be the point of the elections in this case?
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European Parliament – Egypt:"We need to support the transition process"
The EU should help to stabilise the situation in Egypt where the political situation continues to be difficult, according to MEP Marisa Matias. The chair of the delegation for Mashreq countries, which includes Egypt, said: “We need to support the transition process and the EU could propose itself as an …
European Parliament – Egypt:”We need to support the transition process”
The EU should help to stabilise the situation in Egypt where the political situation continues to be difficult, according to MEP Marisa Matias. The chair of the delegation for Mashreq countries, which includes Egypt, said: “We need to support the transition process and the EU could propose itself as an …
Egypt election body announces campaign rules
The Higher Electoral Commission (HEC) has announced regulations on electoral spending and campaigning. Candidates are required to create a bank account for the purpose of collecting donations for the electoral campaign. The account should be in one of the national banks, including Bank Misr, Al-Ahly Bank or the Post Office. Candidates …
Al-Sisi calls for ‘1 political coalition’ in meeting with political party leaders
The leaders of 15 political parties sat with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Monday ahead of the parliamentary elections that are set to begin on 22 March. The president and the party leaders discussed their visions on the coming phase and the role of the parliament, according to presidential spokesperson Alaa …
NGOs begin applications to observe parliamentary elections
The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) announced Monday that the application window for NGOs wishing to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections will open on Tuesday.
Political parties to meet with Egypt’s President Sisi on Monday
Egypt’s political parties are currently gearing up for the upcoming parliamentary elections, set to begin on 21 March
Parliamentary elections to start 21 March
Egypt’s next parliamentary elections are to take place in two stages, splitting up different governorates, in March and April, the Supreme Elections Commission stated on Thursday.
Popular Current will not run in parliamentary elections
Young successors of Hamdeen Sabahy cite lack of fair representation
Floor for parliamentary elections to open in last week of Dec – gov. official
CAIRO, Dec 17 (Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s Supreme Electoral Commission will open the floor for the parliamentary elections during the last week of December, a government official told Aswat Masriya on Wednesday.