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BREAKING: Mursi, Shafiq officially in Egypt's presidential elections runoffs
Others | 28 May 2012
The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) officially announced Monday that the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Mursi and ex-Mubarak prime minister Ahmed Shafiq will face off in the second round of Egypt's presidential elections second round slated for 16 and 17 June.
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Mubarak's NDP versus the Brotherhood: Déjà vu?
Others | 28 May 2012
The outcome of the first round of presidential elections, which started for Egyptian expats overseas 11 May and in Egypt 23-24 May, has excluded the two frontrunners of the pre-elections phase: Amr Moussa, who was put first by many opinion polls, and Abdel Moneim Abul-Fotouh, who was routinely placed a close second.
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Court sentences former presidential chief of staff to 7 years in prison
Others | 28 May 2012
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced former presidential Chief of Staff Zakariya Azmy to seven years in prison and fined him LE36 million for abusing power to generate illicit gains of more than LE42.6 million during his time in office.
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Sabbahi refuses position under Muslim Brotherhood
Others | 28 May 2012
Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said he will not accept a vice presidential position under the Muslim Brotherhood in a raucous press conference Saturday evening.
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Nour refuses to back Morsy unless he leaves the Muslim Brotherhood
Others | 28 May 2012
In a high-profile strategic meeting called by Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy, longtime Mubarak-opposition leader Ayman Nour said he would only back Morsy in a runoff if the Brotherhood leader denounced the religious organization and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party.
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Essam Sharaf: Boycotting run-off backs counter-revolution
Others | 28 May 2012
Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said Saturday that boycotting the run-off presidential election or invalidating one's vote "will strengthen counter-revolutionary voting."
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Egypt’s top 2 candidates in presidential race reach out to critics to broaden support
Others | 27 May 2012
The two surviving candidates in Egypt’s presidential election appealed Saturday for support from voters who rejected them as polarizing extremists in the first round even as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up who contested the preliminary results..
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Election bribes and boycotts outside of Cairo
Others | 25 May 2012
4:00 pm: A supporter of Freedom and Justice Party presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy was distributing meat and sugar to voters in Qena Governorate, according to election monitors with the Hurra Naziha Coalition.
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US Senate approves cutting Egypt aid by $5 million, cites NGO activists bail
Others | 25 May 2012
US senators subtracted $5 million from aid provided to Egypt on Wednesday, to reimburse the US Treasury for money it paid to bail out American pro-democracy activists facing charges there earlier this year.
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Tantawi encounters awkward situations in poll visits
Others | 25 May 2012
During visits to polling stations on Wednesday, military ruler Hussein Tantawi found himself in a few awkward situations with voters.
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Revolutionaries to rally in Tahrir Thursday as warning to army
Others | 25 May 2012
Revolutionary youth movements announced Wednesday that they would rally in Tahrir Square Thursday to send a warning to the ruling military council not to interfere with election results on behalf of former regime candidates.
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Shafiq set to be frontrunner in Cairo's Abbasiya district, but not unchallenged
Others | 25 May 2012
The mood on the streets of Cairo's Abbasiya district on Wednesday morning was characteristically pensive, as it has been for the past three weeks since the eruption ofbloody clashesnear defence ministry headquarters between protesters angry with the disqualification of Salafist presidential hopeful Hazem Abu-Ismail, unknown assailants and military police.
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Elections commission receives reports of campaign violations
Others | 24 May 2012
Egyptians are voting today for the first president after the 25 January uprising. More than 50 million citizens across Egypt’s 27 governorates are eligible to vote, choosing from 11 candidates. The contest is considered wide open. Egypt Independent will be bringing you live updates throughout the day.
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Shafiq denies stroke rumors, says supporters would respect election results
Others | 24 May 2012
Presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq denied on Wednesday rumors that he had suffered a stroke or been the victim of an assassination attempt.
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Elections Commission: Mubarak has the right to vote
Others | 24 May 2012
Secretary General of the Presidential Elections Commission Hatem Bagato said Tuesday that ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his son, Gamal, have the right to vote in the presidential election.
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Stock market rises, encouraged by election optimism
Others | 24 May 2012
Egypt’s stock market had risen by midday Wednesday, encouraged by an atmosphere of optimism produced by the presidential election, which has so far not witnessed major problems, alleviating investors’ fears.
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Egypt election brings hope and fear to historic Shubra
Others | 24 May 2012
As I stood in a line of around thirty women in front of Insaf Siry School in Shubra, the historic neighbourhood in central Cairo, the air was tense. The atmosphere was one of seriousness and worry rather than excitement about Egypt's first democratic presidential election.
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Ganzouri: We will not allow any irregularities in election
Others | 23 May 2012
In press statements on Monday, Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri said the government would not allow any irregularities in this week's presidential election, and would take all legal measures against attempts to prevent citizens from casting their votes.
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Egypt GDP grows an unexpected 5.2 pct in 1Q2012: Minister
Others | 23 May 2012
Egypt's economy grew by 5.2 per cent in the first quarter of the 2012 calendar year, the country's minister of planning said on Monday.
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National Council for Human Rights calls upon elections commission to extend voting period
Others | 23 May 2012
The National Council for Human Rights (NHCR) called upon the Presidential Elections Commission to extend the voting period to allow all Egyptians to cast their votes.
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Egypt military coup is 'very possible', says Mubarak's ex-spy chief
Others | 23 May 2012
Egypt's ex-intelligence chief has predicted a military coup that will eventually pit the country's armed forces against the Muslim Brotherhood and its future "Iranian-style revolutionary guard".
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