Newsweek:Election Sweep Boosts Mubarak

Dec. 2 | But questionable win by the ruling party could lead to more instability in Egypt. With the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Egypt, the regime of President Hosni Mubarak sent a powerful message that it will brook no dissent as the...

Christian Science :Egypt election: a test for Obama rhetoric on democracy

Dec. 2 | Elections in Egypt have become a leading bellwether for how much a US president really cares about democracy in the world. Egypt, after all, is the second largest recipient of American aid, the most populous Arab nation, and the birthplace of modern...

Doubts remain after Egyptian election

Dec. 1 | Egyptians contend that they do not vote because voting has nothing to do with them. The Egyptian parliamentary election on Sunday was the most significant in the country’s history since the coup that ousted the British-backed monarchy in 1952. The...

Election crackdown mars Egyptian vote

Nov. 30 | CAIRO — Egyptians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday amid a crackdown on opposition candidates that is certain to tighten the ruling party’s grip on a nation angry over economic problems and anxious about next year’s presidential...