Egyptian Court Postpones Elections

CAIRO, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s controversial legislative elections, due to begin next month, have been postponed by a court ruling only two weeks after Egypt’s largest opposition coalition announced it would boycott them. The elections for the lower house of Egypt’s parliament were originally scheduled to begin at the end of April and take place in four stages over two months. They have been delayed by the decision of Cairo’s Administrative Court to refer the electoral law under...

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Mursi in Secret Talks with Opposition

CAIRO, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian presidency has conducted secret talks with its political opponents in an effort to convince them to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s plan to hold elections in April has been hit by the announcement of the opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) that it will boycott the poll. However, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned that in a bid to salvage the plan, the Egyptian presid...

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