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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 […]

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May 25, 2012

Egypt’s Second Republic: A Challenging Prize for the Next President

By Merit Al-Sayed

The year 2011 has been extraordinary not just for the tectonic shift in the region’s political structures, but also the extraordinary pressures and opportunities faced by many regional economies. With four dictators ousted – including one dead and many others were shaken to the core – the aftershocks will no doubt continue to reverberate in […]

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May 25, 2012

Top News: Early Results Show Morsi in the Lead, Followed by Shafik

By Tarek Radwan

Al-Masry Al-Youm reports the results of counting in 24 governorates, in which Morsy is in first place, followed by Shafiq. 

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May 24, 2012

Egypt’s Fragmented Electorate Sheds Light on Runoff Scenarios

By Haitham Tabei

Fifty million Egyptians voters went to the polls on May 23 and 24 to elect the first president since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. This will be the first presidential election in Egypt’s recent history in which voters cast their ballots without knowing the result in advance, but experts predict that one outcome is inevitable: Voting will […]

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May 24, 2012

Voting is Over; What Next?

By Michele Dunne

The first round of Egypt’s presidential election ended on May 24 with a voter turnout somewhat less impressive than expected, but apparently similar to the 50-60 percent turnout in the parliamentary elections six months ago.  While there were some violations of the law—campaigning on voting day, attempting to influence voters inside polling places, vote buying—so […]