Democracy

El-Shater: Heavy Voters Turnout Indicates Egyptians Ready for Democracy

Deputy Chairman for the Muslim Brotherhood | (MB), Eng. Khairat el Shater casted his vote in the second day of the parliamentary elections at Sayeda Nafeesa Primary School in Cairo.

Dr. Morsi After Annan Meeting: Military Pledges to Hand Over Power End of June

Dr. Mohamed Morsi, Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), stated that the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) with the political stakeholders, today, resulted

Saad el Deen Ibrahim Predicts Conservatives to Win 40% of Parliament Seats

Director of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, predicted that the Islamists may very well be the largest bloc in parliament after the upcoming elections.

Democratic Alliance Decides to Compete for All Parliamentary Seats

The Democratic Alliance started a series of meetings on Sunday to coordinate for the upcoming elections.

Democratic Alliance For Egypt Says It Targets Parliamentary Majority

The Democratic Alliance for Egypt that consists of 34 political parties from across the political spectrum issued a statement Tuesday discussing its stance on the basic principles of the constitution

Newly Formed Egyptian Bloc to Compete in Elections, FJP Welcomes

14 movements, political parties, a Sufi party, and labor and labor unions announced the formation of "The Egyptian Bloc" to coordinate their political, electoral and parliamentary activities. This announcement was

34 Egyptian Parties Reject Supra-Constitutional Principles

Secretary General of the Freedom and Justice Party Dr. Saad Katatni said that 34 political parties agreed in a meeting hosted by FJP Sunday that there was no reason for

Egypt must drop charges against blogger accused of ‘defaming’ military on Twitter

The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop charges against a woman blogger and activist accused of defaming the military on Twitter, Amnesty International said today.

What Does the U.S. Want to Talk to the Brotherhood About?

In a confusing set of statements at the end of June, Washington appeared to be taking a bold initiative and denying it at the same time. Secretary of State Hillary

Egypt: Army’s Role in a Democracy

Egypt has taken drastic steps and made many sacrifices to move forward towards becoming a fully-fledged democracy.