House of Representatives

Politician expects Parliament speaker to be appointee MP
Egypt

Politician expects Parliament speaker to be appointee MP

Major General Sameh Seif al-Yazal, rapporteur for the For the Love of Egypt electoral list, expects the next Parliament's speaker…
Mubarak-era politicians win 30% of parliament seats in first round
Egypt

Mubarak-era politicians win 30% of parliament seats in first round

Parliamentarians who served under former President Hosni Mubarak are making a comeback, with 84 winning nearly 30 percent of 286…
Nour Party claims 10 seats in runoffs
Egypt

Nour Party claims 10 seats in runoffs

The Salafi-led Nour Party claimed success in taking over ten seats out of the 23 it was competing for in…
Runoffs a boring reenactment: Aswany
Egypt

Runoffs a boring reenactment: Aswany

Novelist Alaa al-Aswany, a vocal critic of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government, has continued to attack the ongoing parliamentary elections,…
Bribery controlled 1st round of elections: rights organization director
Egypt

Bribery controlled 1st round of elections: rights organization director

The use of "political money", or bribery, has controlled the first round of the House of Representatives' elections, said Ayman…
PM gives employees half-day leave as voter scarcity persists
Egypt

PM gives employees half-day leave as voter scarcity persists

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has directed government agencies to give their employees a half-day leave on Wednesday, as a means…
Nour Party considering withdrawal from elections: Yasser Borhamy
Egypt

Nour Party considering withdrawal from elections: Yasser Borhamy

Deputy Head of the Salafi Dawa Yasser Borhamy said on Wednesday that the Nour Party is considering withdrawing from parliamentary…
Nour Party says low runoff turnout a message to Sisi
Egypt

Nour Party says low runoff turnout a message to Sisi

The chairman of the Salafi-led Nour Party has said that the low turnout by voters during the runoff elections in…
Low voter turnout persists in parliamentary runoffs
Egypt

Low voter turnout persists in parliamentary runoffs

Low voting rates continued throughout the runoff period during the first round of polls for the 569-seat House of Representatives'…
Weather crisis affected runoff votes in Alexandria: observers
Egypt

Weather crisis affected runoff votes in Alexandria: observers

A violent rainstorm that submerged main streets of the coastal province of Alexandria and killed five people on Sunday negatively…
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