Egypt Presidential Elections

• Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Wins Overwhelming Majority

  Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was assured Thursday of an overwhelming victory in Egypt's presidential election, securing 96.2 of the vote with most of the ballots counted.

• Egypt Extends Presidential Election Voting by One Day Amid Low Turnout

  State TV says Egypt's election commission has extended voting in the presidential election for a third day amid reported low turnout.

• Egypt Presidential Election Campaign Opens After Bombings

  Campaigning opens Saturday in Egypt for a May election likely to be won by the ex-army chief who deposed the elected president, after deadly bombings underscored tensions ahead of the vote.

• Egypt presidential election set for May 26, 27

  Egypt's electoral commission said on Sunday the presidential election will take place on May 26 and 27, 10 months after the army overthrew Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi.

• Egypt to have 'elected' leader by June: interim president

  Interim president Adly Mansour said Egypt will have an "elected" leader in two and a half months, in an interview published on Friday by the state-owned Al-Ahram daily.

• Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mubarak's ex-PM to contest runoff for President

  Three top candidates in Egypt's Presidential race filed appeals to the election commission ahead of the deadline on Sunday, alleging violations in the first round vote that they say could change the outcome.The appeals, alleging fraud, are likely to enflame an already explosive race, with two of the most polarizing candidates finishing first.

• Egypt to announce presidential poll result on Monday

  Egypt's election committee will announce on Monday first round results of the presidential poll, an official said, after unofficial counts showed it would go to a run-off between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and the last prime minister of Hosni Mubarak.

• Egyptians to choose Hosni Mubarak's successor on Wednesday

  Egyptians are being called to vote on Wednesday in the historic first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was toppled by the Arab Spring uprising last year. The landmark poll will define the path of the Arab world's most populous nation, currently split between Islamists who scored big in legislative elections and members of the former regim...

• Egypt court says election to be held on schedule

  Egypt's administrative court on Saturday ruled that this month's presidential election should be held on time, overturning a lower court's ruling, judicial sources said. A provincial administrative court had ordered the suspension of the election on Wednesday, saying the electoral commission chief had overstepped his mandate by calling for the May...

• Egypt holds first ever Presidential candidate debate

  Egypt held its first ever debate between Presidential candidates with the two frontrunners for this month's election on television.

• Egypt military vows fair election, power handover

  Egypt's military rulers vowed on Thursday that this month's presidential election will be fair and moved to assure the public it would hand over power, a day after a deadly attack on an anti-military protest.