Judges, Egyptian Gov. Clash Over Legislative Polls

 
The judges have repeatedly complained of election violence by police and NDP thugs.

 
Additional Reporting by Hamdy Al Husseini, IOL Correspondent

CAIRO, November 28, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Tensions are simmering between Egyptian judges and the government over the right to talk to ..

Egypt judges reject election results

Observers say the police acted in a partisan manner
 
An influential Egyptian group of jurists has said it did not recognise the results of parliamentary runoff elections, citing reports by 113 polling place judges who reported irregularities.

The Judges Club, which was supervising the election process, said its members we..

To be worse
Rights groups say this year’s parliamentary vote is as fraudulent and violent as past polls but with more serious repercussions. Gihan Shahine reports 
Bystanders were amazed at the "neutrality" of security forces in the face of widespread aggression against voters
That the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) had perhaps "lost its temper," fretting the loss of its ..

The National Campaign to Monitor Election Shadow Election Monitoring
Press Release Statement

Concerning Parliament Stage II Re-Election Monitoring

The National Campaign for Monitoring the Elections and the Arab
Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession,
the Shadow Committee for Election Monitoring coordinator, held a
press confer..

Egypt’s election outcome may threaten economic relations
 
The Muslim Brotherhood is expected to win 100 of the 444 seats in the Egyptian parliament. 
 
 
There is concern in Egypt about the repercussions of the Muslim Brotherhood’s success in the parliamentary elections. At the end of the third and round of voting this week, the Muslim Brotherhood is expecte..

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..

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..

SEVEN KILLED IN EGYPT VOTING
At least seven people have died during polling place clashes after police blocked voters from casting ballots, using tear gas and rubber bullets in a day of sweeping violence.

Most of the clashes were reported in Muslim Brotherhood strongholds in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo.

While police confirmed the seven shooting deaths, Interior Ministry ..

Judges in Dametta Stage Sit-in Protesting Count Fraud

 
The monitoring judges in Dametta stage a sit-in protesting fraud in Bandar Dametta constituency. The ballot count showed Saber Abdel Sadeq, the Muslim Brotherhood’s nominee, getting 16.000 votes while his competitor, the National Democratic Party’s candidate, took 10300 votes. However, the president of the count commission d..

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