Elections

Apr 6, 2018

Egypt's most popular daily sacks chief editor over election

Egypt's most popular daily sacks chief editor amid authorities criticism of its coverage of presidential election


Apr 4, 2018

Iraq grapples with Iranian influence ahead of May elections

Ahead of Iraq's parliamentary elections in May, Iranian influence tops list of most divisive issues


Apr 3, 2018

Egypt's election produces surprise runner-up: Invalid votes

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's victory in last week's election was never in doubt, but the vote produced a surprise runner-up _ an unusually large number of invalid ballots, suggesting a protest vote


Apr 2, 2018

Egypt's president wins re-election with 97 percent of vote

Egypt's election commission says President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has won a second, four-year term with more than 97 percent of the vote in last week's election, with turnout of 41.05 percent


Apr 2, 2018

CORRECTS: Egypt's election commission says turnout in last week's presidential election was 41.05 percent

CORRECTS: Egypt's election commission says turnout in last week's presidential election was 41.05 percent


Apr 1, 2018

Egypt media body fines newspaper over election coverage

Egypt's media regulatory body has fined an Egyptian daily and referred its Editor-in-Chief to investigation over a front-page headline it publishe


Mar 29, 2018

Egyptian media say election turnout was around 40 percent

Egypt's pro-government media say preliminary results of this week's presidential election show a landslide win for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who faced no serious challenge, and a turnout hovering around 40 percent


Mar 27, 2018

Egypt begins voting for president, with el-Sissi assured win

Egyptians are voting in an election that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is guaranteed to win


Mar 26, 2018

The Latest: Egyptian president meets with campaign workers

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has met with his campaign workers after casting his ballot in an election he is virtually guaranteed to win


Mar 26, 2018

Polls open in Egypt's election with a win for the incumbent, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a foregone conclusion

Polls open in Egypt's election with a win for the incumbent, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, a foregone conclusion


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