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Anna Condemns Irregularities Marred the Egyptian polls
By Salah Bedawy  
Diplomatic sources voiced concern about U.N. General Secretary’s statements, in which he called on the Egyptian government to allow voters giving ballots. Anna’s releases seem to internationalize the contraventions which scarred the parliamentary vote; a step that may make the vote results as internationall..

35 Brotherhood Nominees in Tomorrow’s Run-offs

 
The increasingly troubled Egyptian parliamentary polls wrap up tomorrow. The final run-offs kick off in nine governorates. 35 of Muslim Brotherhood’s candidates compete in six provinces; 11 in el-Daqhlia, 11 in el-Sharqia, 5 in Kafr el-Sheikh, 5 in Sohag, 2 in Dametta, and one nominee in Northern Sinai. Voting irregularities are ex..

Muslim Brotherhood members detained
 – Egypt’s leading opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, accused the government Monday of detaining more than 1,250 supporters during ongoing legislative elections, while a press watchdog claimed police stopped film crews, including a U.S.-funded TV station, covering the polls.

The criticisms are the latest in a series of co..

An NGO Warns against Bloody Run-offs

 
Al-Ard Center for Human Right cautioned against likelihood of furious clashes in tomorrow’s run-offs.
 
In its statement, the center said the bloody occurrences erupted during Thursday’s vote that left one dead and 70 injured in el-Hamoul constituency of Kafr el-Sheikh province were introductory to more violent run-offs.
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Sohag: Curfews in Brotherhood’s Candidates’ Villages 
 
 
On the eve of the final run-offs, security forces imposed curfews that would last till the end of vote in five villages of the Muslim Brotherhood’s nominees in Sohag governorate. These curfews, started at 4pm, are designed to prevent villagers from casting ballots.
 
Policemen,..

Arrests before last voting round 
Egypt arrested at least 69 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday, a move the group said was to scare voters on the eve of a final round of parliamentary elections in which Islamists have made stunning gains.

The Brotherhood, which has won 76 seats in the 454-seat house so far in voting over the past month, also said the United States ha..

Egypt to hold election run-offs 
 
The Muslim Brotherhood says its supporters are being harassed
Egyptians are due to vote on Wednesday in the final stage of a month-long poll which has confirmed the illegal Muslim Brotherhood as the main opposition.
Independents backed by the group have made strong gains, winning around 76 seats, or 18% of the..

Egypt election marathon winds up

 
Muslim Brotherhood accuses regime of seeking to curb its gains in final stages of dragged out electoral process.

 
By Jean-Marc Mojon - CAIRO

Egypt’s month-long parliamentary elections are due to wind up Wednesday, amid fears of more violence in the final round as security forces continue to round up supporters of the M..

US ‘concerned’ over detention of opposition leader

Washington expressed “serious concern” on Monday about the renewed detention of Ayman Nour, the Egyptian opposition leader and reform advocate who was distant runner-up to President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt’s first presidential elections in September.

 
 
Amir Salim, Mr Nour’s lawyer, said this was a sign the judge ..

Egypt’s leading opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, accused the government on Monday of detaining more than 1,250 of its supporters during ongoing parliamentary elections in retaliation for its success at the polls.

The Brotherhood has done surprisingly well in the three-stage elections, winning 76 seats so far - five times as many as it held in the outgoing assembly and far more..

Brotherhood urges reforms in Muslim states
 Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood urged leaders of Muslim countries meeting in Mecca Wednesday to introduce political reforms to curb violence and extremism.

Brotherhood spiritual guide Mohammed Mehdi Akef said in a statement Tuesday: "Releasing public freedoms; the freedom of worship and expression as well as the freedom of creatin..

Security Blockage in el-Daqhlia, Kafr el-Sheikh, Dametta
 
Hours before the run-offs, security forces has deployed in the governorates in which polls take place.
 
In el-Daqhlia province, policemen besieged all villages in which the Muslim Brotherhood’s 11 nominees enjoy sweeping support. In Talkha constituency, for example, Meet Anter, Besat and Shernaqish villages are s..

Polls in el-Sharqia Heats up

Early, run-off polls in el-Sharqia governorate heat up, especially in Menia al-Qamh City where police enclose off all its polling centers. Clashes between security forces and electorate erupted outside a polling station in el-Sadeen. Therefore, the voting in this station is suspended. 
 
In Abu Kebair village, 500 voters are denied access to ..

Latest Developments of Polls

 
In el-Daqhlia governorate, polling boxes have been delivered to the police station of Aga City while the police officer proclaimed that the abolishment of vote. 
 
In Bany Ebeed constituency, ballot papers were handed to the supporters of the National Democratic Party’s nominees, eight hours ahead of vote.
 
In el-Matria..

Police Open fire in Kafr el-Sheikh

 
Matobas constituency of Kafr el-Sheikh witnessed unprecedented security irregularities. The house of the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Muhammad Fadel, is besieged. In addition, police cordon all polling centers using tear bombs and bullets to disperse rallied voters. 
 
It is worth mentioning that Thursday’s polls in Kafr el..

434 Polling Stations are Closed Over

 
At 12 am on the polling day, the security forces sealed off 435 polling centers across five governorates; 164 in el-Sharqia, 180 in Kafr el-Sheikh, 11 in Sohag, five in el-Daqhlia, and 74 in Dametta.
 
Intimidation of voters by thugs and violence is the most remarkable feature in the Muslim Brotherhood’s strongholds.
 
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Sohag and el-Arish are Cordoned
 
On the eve of the polls, Sohag governorate was besieged. Sawasya Center for Human Right detected many irregularities. In the ninth constituency, security forces picked up scores of Muslim Brotherhood’s supporters in dawn raids. They also confiscated locals’ IDs to hinder their vote.
 
On the polling day, the center’s reporters noticed the ..

The First Dead in Today’s polls
 
In el-Khaita village of Dametta, the continuously inflaming clashes between policemen and enraged voters left one dead and scores of injured. Nevertheless, security forces are still firing at voters who emphatically insist on practicing their constitutionally granted right. Moreover, ambulances are denied access to the troubling village. In order to ..

 PRESS STATEMENT
INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE ON ELECTION MONITORING-ICEM
MONITORING THE RUN-OFF FOR THIRD PHASE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

Wednesday, December 7, 2005 11:00AM

The Independent Committee for Election Monitoring (ICEM), a coalition of sixteen NGOs led by the Ibn Khaldun Center is deploying a total of 5,000 observers to monitor the voting process for the ..

Two die in Egypt election clashes
Two people were killed as police fought with voters trying to break the blockades of polling stations on the final day of Egypt’s parliamentary elections.

Government supporters armed with knives, bottles and machetes attacked voters lined up trying to get into several stations to cast ballots, sparking clashes with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhoo..