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This file photo shows a general view of the first Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo, on January 23, 2012. (Reuters/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool)

Egypt announces parliamentary vote for October, November

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—Egypt on Sunday announced that long-awaited parliamentary elections will take place in October and November. Ayman Abbas, head of the Supreme Election Committee, said that half the country’s 27 governorates will vote on October 18–19. The second stage...

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Egyptian judges of the Supreme Constitutional Court during a session to rule into election laws, in Cairo, Egypt, 01 March 2015. (EPA)

Egypt court declares part of election law unconstitutional

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—An Egyptian court on Sunday ruled as unconstitutional a clause in the election law that draws voting districts, a verdict that is almost certain to delay parliamentary elections scheduled to start later this month. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in a...

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File photo of Egypt’s People’s Assembly taken on Sunday, Jan. 22, (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Sisi’s call for national election coalition “impossible”: party leader

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jan 21, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There is little chance of Egypt’s diverse political parties being able to respond to a presidential call to put aside their differences and take part in the forthcoming democratic elections as part of a unified electoral list, the head of...

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Ayman Abbas, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Election Committee, center seated, speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo)

Egypt: Parliamentary elections to begin on March 21

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s highest election committee has announced that parliamentary elections are set to take place in two stages in March and April, completing the third and final step of the political roadmap announced following the ouster of Islamist...

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Former Egyptian foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt on March 11, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)

Amr Moussa: Egypt’s political parties “weak” but not ineffective

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Dec 21, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although Egypt’s political parties are “weak,” they can play an effective role in forming the next parliament and launching a political movement in Egypt, Amr Moussa said. The Egyptian statesman and political veteran spoke to...