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Autumn of polls
Egypt’s recent experience of elections shows that the opposition has much work, and much thinking, still to do, writes Amr Hamzawy*

The 7 September presidential elections in Egypt is testament to the marginal status of the opposition, which failed to mobilise enough support to challenge the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). In addition, the boycott strategy..

History Of Egypt Elections

Test of fairness, Slama A Salama 
      "NDP is fielding as candidates officials who have been tainted by serious
charges. ... viciory for the Old Guard ... and,
    against all expectations, the NDP has failed  to field adequate numbers
of women or Copts."

As political parties name the candidates selected to contest the ..

Wise after the event
By Salama A Salama

To introduce a law fining those who fail to vote was not the wisest thing to do. Nor, given that 75 per cent of registered voters did not take part in the presidential elections, has it had the slightest effect. Such policies are only imposed in Third World countries, where people are led by intimidation rather than persuasion. Elsewhere co..

Better the first time
Rights groups said violence, fraud and vote-buying marred Tuesday’s run-off elections. Gihan Shahine reports

What appeared to be the more positive aspects of the first round of the 9 November parliamentary polls were markedly diluted in Tuesday’s run-off elections in which 266 candidates battled for 133 parliamentary seats in 74 constituencies in eight governor..

Mixed messages
Shaden Shehab takes stock of the first round of parliamentary elections

 
Among the abiding images of the first stage of the parliamentary elections were shocking scenes screened by Al-Jazeera and watched by an estimated 40 million viewers of people throwing benches and chairs at one another while a woman screamed "forgery". The footage was shot in a polli..