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Egypt Arrests 300 Brotherhood Supporters Ahead of Vote
 

 Close to 300 supporters and activists of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood were arrested as the second phase of polling in Egypt’s parliamentary elections opened Sunday, November 20.
Around 100 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, which stunned the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in the first round, w..

Driver killed in Egyptian poll violence

 
The Muslim Brotherhood has more than doubled its seats 

The driver of a candidate contesting Egypt’s parliamentary polls in the port city of Alexandria has been beaten to death, hospital sources say.

Muhammad Khalil, a driver for a dissident candidate from the ruling National Democratic Party, wa..

The Nation’s Hope News Agency, Alexandria, Egypt
10.00 Am News Bulletin
News Coverage of the Second Stage of the Egyptian Parliamentary Election
 
Bab Sharq (East Door) Constituency:
 
A Group of thugs armed with axes and batons campaigning for Mohamed Moselhi broke into the Municipality Ward car park to terrorise electorates. They also did chase after photographers...

In Isma’lia an Agent of the MB Nominee is stabbed 

The MB Nominees are Attacked in Alex

In Alexandria, thuggery and violence, and police partiality are the general features of the polling day.  

In el-Mandora district, voters were assaulted. Four agents of the Moslem Brotherhood’s candidate, Tawakol Messed, were arrested. In Amerya district, dogs were used to terrify voters.

In e..

The End of the Polling Bloody Day

After an unprecedented bloody polling day of the second stage of the parliamentary election, the polling centers are closed.  Frauds are the dominating feature in all governorates. On its party, the government dedicated its security and administrative bodies for the favor of the candidates of the National Democratic Party, which, on its return, hir..

Egypt cracks down on Islamists in elections

Egypt holds legislative elections 
 
By Amil Khan

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Police arrested 400 Muslim Brotherhood activists in a crackdown on the Islamist group which poses the strongest challenge to the ruling party in Egyptian legislative elections on Sunday.

Armed thugs also attacked Brotherhood support..

Hundreds arrested as Egyptians vote

By Amil Khan

DAMANHOUR, Egypt (Reuters) - Police arrested hundreds of activists from Egypt’s strongest opposition group and thugs trying to intimidate voters shot dead a man in legislative elections on Sunday.

The thugs shot Mohamed Ibrahim in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and set fire to 20 cars, witnesses and a medical source ..

Top Stories of the Election in Alex

In el-Dekhala district, in the polling center, located in el-Wady School, women, who back the National Democratic Party, were permitted to vote without having IDs. This action provoked a quarrel between two families. In addition, two agents of the Moslem Brotherhood’s candidates were kidnapped.

In Menia el-Bassal district, thug..

Detentions in Suez

In the first and the second districts of Suez government, police launched a campaign to prevent voters to elect the nominees of the Moslem Brotherhood. People, for example, were hindered to enter polling centers. In addition, 60 men and 4 women were arrested.

In Port Taufeq and Ataka districts, face-covered women stood before the polling statio..

The Hope of  the Nation .Net
News Headlines at 09:00 Am
Stage 2 of the Parliamentary Election coverage of Alexandria Governorate
 
The NDP has pioneered and new style of unconventional election rigging which has been in practice since the early hours of this morning. They have stationed a large number of thugs-who were distributed earlier today- at some of the important po..

Thuggery in Port Said

In northern Port Said, thugs, hired by the nominees of the National Democratic Party, prevented voters from entering el-Sabahya polls to cast vote.

Meanwhile, police close the check point on the borders between Damiata and Port Said in addition to the bus stop connecting the two governorates.

Likely Frauds in Voting Count Process

It seems that contraventions will include count process of the second phase of the parliamentary election. Indications of count frauds are detected in Qalubiya governorate. In Shobra el-Khama City, the main street in Nagy village is blocked. Only cars that carrying polling boxes, judges and State Security Department officers are allowed to pass.

One killed, hundreds arrested as violence mars elections (Roundup)

Cairo - The death of one person and arrest of several hundreds marred the second phase of Egyptian elections on Sunday after a relatively calm first round earlier this month.

Mohamed Khalil, 20, died of knife wounds sustained after he tried to break up a fight between supporters of opposing candidates in Ale..

The Election Process in el-Behaira

The security bodies in el-Behaira applied many tough measures to hinder the turnout to cast their votes. The polling centers, for example, were opened an hour late. Voting process, in addition, was very slow. Therefore, many voters got bored and left without casting ballots.

Unexpectedly, a supervisory judge in el-Dlongat distri..

Why Are Liberals So Weak In Middle East?
By Judith Apter Klinghoffer
Ms. Klinghoffer is senior associate scholar at the Political Science department at Rutgers University, Camden, and the author of Vietnam, Jews and the Middle East. She is also an HNN blogger. Click here for her blog.

During a talk he gave at FPRI introducing his new book The Long War for Freedom ..

First Results just come in from first count confirming the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidate

EGYPT’S EMPTY PROMISE
by Nir Boms
 

November 19, 2005 -- EGYPT, the world’s largest Arab country, is now having its second round of elections this year. Sadly, that news isn’t as good as it looks.

Just last month, President Hosni Mubarak Egypt’s leader for 24 years, won re-election — on a far-from-level playing field. Parliamentary elections are now under way — and t..

Widespread violence mars second round of Egyptian parliamentary elections
NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD

DAMANHUR, Egypt (AP) - Widespread violence marred the second round of Egypt’s parliamentary vote Sunday as opposition supporters and police clashed with knives, metal chains and Molotov cocktails, officials said. At least one person was killed and many were wounded.

T..

The Hope of  the Nation .Net
News Headlines at 09:00 Am
Stage 2 of the Parliamentary Election coverage of Alexandria Governorate
 
The NDP has pioneered and new style of unconventional election rigging which has been in practice since the early hours of this morning. They have stationed a large number of thugs-who were d..