As election officials began counting ballots in Egypt’s presidential runoff, the ruling military issued an interim constitution handing itself sweeping powers, including legislative authority, after a court dissolved the Islamist-led parliament. Egyptian state television reported late Sunday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would explain the widely anticipated declaration at a news conference […]
EVote Counting Begins in Egypt, Military Asserts Power
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Egypt Polls Close, Military Asserts Power
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Polls have closed in the final day of Egypt’s presidential runoff as the military leadership issued an interim “constitutional declaration” expected to formally hand the generals legislative authority following the dissolution of the Islamist-led parliament. Egyptian state television reported late Sunday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would explain the widely anticipated declaration […]
Egyptians Vote in Historic Presidential Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian voters are at the polls on the final day of a presidential runoff after massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. Officials extended the polling deadline Sunday by two hours . Turnout was mixed in the first day of voting Saturday, and the mood appeared less enthusiastic than it was […]
Egyptians Vote on Final Day of Historic Presidential Election
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian voters are at the polls for the second and final day of a runoff to choose the country’s next president after massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. The voters have a choice between a Mubarak era candidate, former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq – and an Islamist, the Muslim Brotherhood […]
Egyptians Choose Mubarak’s Successor
Posted June 17th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian voters are heading to the polls in final day of a two-day presidential runoff to choose the country’s next president after massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. The voters have a choice between a Mubarak era candidate – former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq – and an Islamist, the Muslim […]
Egyptians Choose Mubarak’s Successor
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian voters go to the polls Sunday in the second day of presidential run-off to choose the country’s next president after massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. The voters have a choice between a Mubarak era candidate, former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and an Islamist, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed […]
Egypt Ends First Day of Polling in Presidential Runoff
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians have wrapped up the first day of voting in a two-day presidential runoff to select the country’s first president since massive protests led to former leader Hosni Mubarak’s resignation last year. Ahmed Shafiq, a Mubarak-era prime minister, and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi are vying to become president. Voter turnout was mixed in Saturday’s […]
Light Turnout in 1st Day of Egypt’s Presidential Vote
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians began casting ballots Saturday in a two-day presidential run-off that pits a prime minister from former president Hosni Mubarak’s era against a Muslim Brotherhood candidate. Ahmed Shafiq, the former prime minister, is vying with the Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi to become Egypt’s first president since the huge outpouring of anti-government protests that forced Mubarak’s to […]
Light Turnout in 1st Day of Egypt’s Presidential Vote
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians have begun casting ballots in a two-day presidential run-off that pits a prime minister from former president Hosni Mubarak’s era against a Muslim Brotherhood candidate. Ahmed Shafiq, the former prime minister, is vying with the Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi to become Egypt’s first president since the huge outpouring of anti-government protests that forced Mubarak’s to […]
Egypt Chooses A New President
Posted June 16th, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Egypt begins a two-day runoff presidential vote Saturday pitting former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq against Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi. The balloting comes amid political turmoil, following a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling early in the week overturning a law passed by the Islamist-led parliament that barred senior officials from ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s government – […]
