Articles inside the category: Egypt Elections
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Tuesday, 13 Dec, 2011
Hisham Bastawisy is a well-respected and eminent judge, formerly in charge of the Egyptian Cassation Court, a branch of the judiciary with the responsibility of monitoring and managing the country's parliamentary and presidential elections. With a reputation for honesty cultivated over a long career he is among the front-runners to have put his name forward for the prospective presidential elections and—since making a name for himself exposing corruption in the Mubarak era—claims a healt...
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Tuesday, 22 Nov, 2011
Gamal Abdel Nasser, was a unique politician. Although it has been more than four decades since his death, his politics still inspire many. The Nasserist Ideology is now one of the strongest and most influential in Egypt. It attracts the working classes—who see Nasserism as a refuge from poverty that was brought about by both Sadat and Mubarak’s regimes –and the intellectuals—who see Nasser as a symbol of what the Egyptian citizen once was. Hamdeen Sabahi is one of the contempor...
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Tuesday, 20 Sep, 2011
General Bilal, as the leader of the Nationalist Party of Egypt, has a strong military background but--given the recent political upheaval--a limited popularity among Egyptians....
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Monday, 19 Sep, 2011
In 2005 a change to the Egyptian Constitution allowed candidates other than former president Hosni Mubarak to enter the race for the presidency. At that point, Egypt witnessed ...
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Friday, 16 Sep, 2011
There has been noted tension in relations between Abdul Fotouh and his Brotherhood counterparts in Egypt. However, some believe that this tension is only artificial and that wh...
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Monday, 12 Sep, 2011
Moussa’s fame—he has been sung about by Egyptian pop singer Shaaban Abdel Rahim—places him at the top of the list of presidential candidates. In the world of diplomacy an...
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