Any independent candidate must secure the endorsement of at Recognized political party that has existed for at least five years and has wonĪt least three percent of the seats in both the People’s Assembly and the Sharply restricts who may run a candidate must be a leader of an officially Ĭonstitution, as amended in 2005, allows multiple presidential candidates, but In 2010 have further eroded political rights.
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Reinvigorate political parties,” but a series of constitutionalĪmendments in 2007 and the renewal of the state of emergency in 2008 and again Mubarak promised to “enshrine the liberties of the citizen and However, the independent MPs have not been able Ministers to account and raised specific human rights concerns. Sometimes sparked more active debates in the Assembly, in which MPs called The presence of the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated candidates Won 88 seats as independents – some 60 percent of the seats theyĬontested.
Members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization People’s Assembly elections in 2005 were marred by fraud and violence but Prevent gatherings and arrest individuals solely for exercising their rights toįreedom of association, assembly, and expression-freedoms that are Parliamentary elections, authorities have used these powers to disrupt and Throughout 2010 and especially in the weeks leading up to the
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Officials free reign to prohibit or disperse election-related rallies,ĭemonstrations, and public meetings, and also to detain people indefinitely Egypt remains under an Emergency Law that gives security Much stands in the way of free and fair electoral Presidential elections scheduled for 2011. As the uncertain health of President Hosni Mubarakįuels intense speculation about his successor, the November 2010 electionsĬould be an indicator of the country’s preparedness for critical On November 28 elections are scheduled for the People’s Assembly (MaglisĪl-Shaab), the lower house. On June 1, 2010, Egyptians cast votesįor two-thirds of the Consultative Council (Maglis al-Shura), the upper house The year 2010 could be key for assessing Egypt’sĪbility to run free and fair elections. Secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.” -Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 21(3) Introduction “The will of the people shall be the basis of theĪuthority of government this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuineĮlections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by
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