Egypt Polls

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  Egypt TV Host Shuns Twitter After Pro-President Poll Fiasco

  An Egyptian TV host and staunch supporter of the country's army-chief-turned-president has shut down his Twitter account after his improvised poll in favor of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi backfired.

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  Less Than Third of Voters Turn Out in Egypt Election

  Less than one third of voters cast ballots in the second phase of Egyptian parliamentary elections held across almost half of the country's provinces at the weekend, authorities said Wednesday.

• As Egypt Votes, Some Still Caught In Political Crossfire

  Samir El-Gamal, a 10-year-old Egyptian boy, died in his mother's arms last year, struck in the back of the head by a stray bullet while they were walking near clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

• Bombs, Protests Hit Egypt in Run-up to Presidential Election

  Two suicide bombings in Egypt's South Sinai killed a soldier and wounded at least seven people on Friday, less than four weeks before a presidential election is due to be held, official sources said.

• Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first elected leader says 'national unity is the only way out'

  Egypt's Mohamed Morsi on Sunday became the first Islamist to be elected president of the Arab world's most populous nation and after a divisive election battle pledged to be a leader for all Egyptians. Morsi, the country's first elected leader since a popular uprising ousted president Hosni Mubarak, won 51.73 percent of the vote against ex-premier...

• Egypt to announce election results today

  Egypt will release results from disputed presidential elections Sunday, the country's top elections commission official said - an announcement that will put an end to nerve-wracking uncertainty about who is the official winner, but promises no resolution to the power struggles between Islamists, the military and other factions.

• A second day of voting will deliver Egypt's first freely elected president

  A second day of voting on Sunday will deliver Egypt's first freely elected president, though the country faces renewed tension whether he is a former general from the old guard or an Islamist from the long-suppressed Muslim Brotherhood. Millions lined up quietly on Saturday to cast ballots for either Ahmed Shafik, the last prime minister of Hosni ...

• Egypt suspends Islamist-led constitution panel

  An Egyptian court suspended on Tuesday the Islamist-dominated commission tasked with drafting a new constitution amid a boycott by liberals, moderate Muslims and the Coptic church.

• Egypt's Islamists win 75 per cent of parliament

  Final results on Saturday showed that Islamist parties won nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in Egypt's first elections since the ouster of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, according to election officials and political groups.

• Islamists poised to consolidate in Egyptian polls

  Islamists are poised to further consolidate their overwhelming lead in the second phase of Egyptian parliamentary polls, as millions headed to polling booths on Wednesday to decide the future of nine governorates, in the first landmark elections since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

• Egyptians head to polls for 2-day election runoffs

  A trickle of Egyptian voters headed to the polls on Monday for two days of runoffs in the country's first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a balloting in which Islamist parties already captured an overwhelming majority of the votes in the first round.

• Islamists sweep early results in Egypt election

  Early results from Egypt's first post-revolution election showed Islamist parties sweeping to victory, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties trounced in many areas.

• Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt

  Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party said on Friday it plans to push for a stricter religious code in the country after claiming surprisingly strong gains in this week's initial round of voting for Parliament, the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

• Egypt's Islamists poised to dominate Parliament

  Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a trend that if confirmed would give religious parties a popular mandate in the struggle to win control from the ruling military and ultimately reshape a key U.S. ally.

• Islamist group is rising force in a new Egypt

  In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the mili...