Tagged: Egypt

Conrad Omodiagbe

Egypt Accused Of Rigging Presidential Elections

An Egyptian representative has come forward to deny a recent statement made by Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to Egypt, claiming that the United States pressured the Egyptian military to lie about the results of the elections in 2012. Former military intelligence officer, Tamer El-Shahawy, who was appointed to oversee the Egyptian presidential elections for the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Egypt Completes 2nd Round of Parliamentary Polls

After two days of voting, polling stations in Egypt have closed, wrapping up the second stage of parliamentary elections in the North African region. The countrydoes this as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi continues a crackdown on the media and opposition parties. While the first phase of voting took place on October 24th – 25th in […]
Farida Adamu

Egypt Votes in First Round of Parliamentary Polls

The people of Egypt have voted in the first round of parliamentary elections which has widely been described as an election that will tighten the incumbent’s grip on power.  Voting commenced on Saturday, the 24th of October and closed at 9 pm the following day. This first stage of voting took place in 14 of Egypt’s 27 provinces, including Giza and the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Egypt set to Prosecute and Fine Absent Voters

According to the National Elections Authority (NEA) in Egypt, over 50 million Egyptian voters are set to face the country’s Public Prosecutor and potentially pay a fine, following their refusal to participate in the recently concluded Senatorial elections.  A decision that has drawn criticism, the NEA revealed that only 14.2 per cent of Egypt’s nearly […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Egypt Approves New Exclusionary Law

Ahead of its first elections following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt has approved a new legal amendment to the country’s constitution that restricts retired army officers from running for political office in elections without permission from the Military. The amendment which was announced on Wednesday comes one year after […]
Farida Adamu

Here’s How COVID-19 Is Eroding Democracy

Most of the news recently has focused solely on providing updates on the current Coronavirus Pandemic sweeping through the world. Just looking at the news alone could lead one to believe that very little else is happening as countries fight to save the lives of their citizens from COVID-19. However, this is untrue as authoritarian […]
The Election Network

Egypt Referendum on Extending Sissi’s Rule Riddled with Irregularities

As voters lined up outside the polls in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, music blared and some among the crowds danced and waved Egyptian flags. Many people held flyers with a photograph of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and a green checkmark. The message? Vote “yes.” If passed, the constitutional changes proposed in the ballot could extend the […]