2015 parliamentary elections

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A disintegrating coalition: Rifts re-emerge after Dostour Party’s default leadership election

Mai Shams El-Din | Rifts have re-emerged within the Dostour Party days after the default election of Khaled Dawoud as party

31 January 2017

2015 Parliament • 60 min read

Anatomy of an election

Hossam Bahgat | "For the Love of Egypt … was born in this meeting. Yes, inside the Egyptian General Intelligence Agency.

14 March 2016

2015 parliamentary elections • 15 min read

A year of cracks in the love apparatus

Lina Attalah | In 2014, this was Andeel’s reflection on the state of the people in the wake of the military’s grip

31 December 2015

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A year of Sisi’s highs and lows

Passant Rabie | We have seen the many faces of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi throughout the year, from absolute glee

30 December 2015

2015 Parliament • 12 min read

The impossible parliamentary alliance

Mai Shams El-Din | The newly-elected parliament, which is due to convene soon, is still in a state of flux, with various

27 December 2015

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Elections commission: There have been lower turnouts

Voter turnout for the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections amounted to 26 percent for the

31 October 2015

2014 Constitution • 4 min read

What will the new parliament do with Sisi’s laws?

Mohamed Hamama | With Egypt’s long-awaited parliament due to convene early next year, the fate of the laws issued by

29 October 2015

2015 parliamentary elections • 5 min read

After staggering defeat, is it lights out for the Nour Party?

Ahmed Badrawy | “God willing, the Nour Party from the first round!” the Salafi party’s supporters chanted during

23 October 2015

2015 parliamentary candidates • 7 min read

Clear winners and dark horses

Mai Shams El-Din | Low voter turnout wasn’t the only notable feature of the first stage of parliamentary

22 October 2015

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Opinion

Khaled Mansour

The new parliament’s heavy legislative inheritance

Egypt will have a new parliament this month. This council, absent for over three years after the Constitutional

6 December 2015

Aly El Raggal

The general wants to do away with politics

“Create a unified list,” is what General* Sisi asked of the political forces competing in the upcoming

11 October 2015

News

2015 parliamentary elections • 5 min read

Hazem Abdel Azeem faces backlash following controversial testimonial on parliament

5 January 2016

2015 parliamentary elections • 5 min read

Maverick media figure Tawfiq Okasha to give up parliamentary seat, leave the country

28 December 2015

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Low turnout for re-run of parliamentary elections in 4 areas

6 December 2015

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Early results show independents seize unprecedented power in new parliament

3 December 2015

2015 parliamentary candidates • 5 min read

Low turnout on last day of parliamentary elections, reports of violations

2 December 2015

2015 parliamentary elections • 3 min read

Insurance companies to pay out LE4 million to families of dead judges

27 November 2015

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Cartoons

2015 parliamentary elections

Elections without voters

Sabry Eltawil

23 October 2015

2015 parliamentary elections

Elected death

Sabry Eltawil | *Elections*Man: "Well, at least it died peacefully."

19 October 2015

2015 parliamentary elections

Cartoon: A moment of confusion

Andeel | Sisi: "I'm dreaming of a parliament that reflects what I think the will of Egyptians is, not what Egyptians think their will is."Person: "You mean, what Egyptians think their will is?"Sisi: "No, what I think."Person: "Oh, ok."

17 October 2015