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May 31, 2012

Political and Economic Shock Waves Expected with Mubarak Verdict on June 2

By Mara Revkin

In anticipation of a violent reaction to former President Hosni Mubarak’s sentencing and verdict expected on June 2, Egyptian officials are planning to deploy 160 tanks and 20,000 police officers to maintain order in Cairo. The trial has high stakes not just for Mubarak and his fellow defendants – Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and […]

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May 31, 2012

Top News: Egypt Lifts Emergency Law for First Time in 30 Years

By Tarek Radwan

Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced Thursday afternoon the lifting of the longstanding state of emergency, adding that the military will continue to secure the country until the 30 June transfer of power following the upcoming presidential elections runoff. 

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May 30, 2012

Egypt’s Election is Replicating the Hamas Scenario / الانتخابات الرئاسية تكرار مبدع لسيناريو حماس

By Magdy Samaan

The first round of Egypt’s presidential election has set the stage for a confrontation between the 60-year old military establishment (represented by Ahmed Shafik) and the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsi, competing for control over the post-Mubarak system. But don’t be fooled into thinking that the Muslim Brotherhood is aiming to remove the military from […]

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May 30, 2012

Possible Scenarios for Electoral Alliances in the Run-Off

By Mustafa El-Labbad and Fouad El-Saeed

Political polarization in Egypt has reached new and dangerous heights, after the rejection of all the appeals presented to the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission challenging the first round victory of the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsi and Mubarak’s former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik.  Due to the elimination of the two candidates most closely associated with […]

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May 30, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Communicating with ElBaradei on Possible Leadership of Coalition Government

By Mara Revkin

Sources close to the Muslim Brotherhood confirm communication between Mohammed Morsi and founder of the al-Dostour Party Mohamed El-Baradei in an effort to coordinate activities for the presidential elections and afterwards. The Morsi campaign denied any official offer for El-Braradei to lead a coalition government in exchange for his support in the runoff elections.

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May 29, 2012

Egypt’s Difficult Choice: The First Round Is Over, Now Comes the Hard Part

By Mirette F. Mabrouk

Elections are vastly complicated affairs, the dominant characteristic of which appears to be unpredictability. Egypt’s presidential election in 2012 was no exception to this rule, and took everyone by surprise. Of the 13 candidates, there were five frontrunners, arguably representing three different camps: 1) The Islamist camp, represented by Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi; 2) the […]

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May 29, 2012

The Regime Strikes Back and the Revolution Strikes Out / النظام يرد الصفعة والثورة تضيّع فرصة

By Haitham Tabei

The results of the first round of the presidential election in Egypt last week reflect a number of different variables that have influenced voters over the past fifteen months since the revolution. The outcome of the first stage of this historic election – advancing the Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsi and Mubarak’s former Prime Minister Ahmed […]

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May 29, 2012

Carter Center Issues “Generally Positive” Assessment of First Round Voting

By Mara Revkin

The Carter Center has released a preliminary statement on the first round of Egypt’s presidential election. The statement acknowledges that restrictions on international monitors have limited the scope of the Carter Center’s mission, making it impossible to draw conclusions about the process as a whole. In addition to delayed accreditation by the Egyptian government, which prevented […]

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May 28, 2012

Official Election Results: Morsi and Shafik Advance to Runoff Round on June 16-17

By Mara Revkin

The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) announced on May 28 that the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Mursi and Hosni Mubarak’s former Prime Minsiter Ahmed Shafik will face off in the second round of Egypt’s presidential election, slated for June 16 and 17.   The SPEC announced the final vote count for the top five candidates from […]

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May 25, 2012

Voter Illiteracy a Hazard for Egypt’s Democratic Transition

By Shaimaa El Nazer

Since the end of the unforgettable 18-day stand-off in Tahrir square, the majority of Egyptians have viewed the revolution decapitating a corrupt regime whose leader and immediate inner circle spoiled the political system by prioritizing their own individual interests over those of the Egyptian people. But this overly simplistic understanding of the former regime fails […]