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The Lebanese government and parliament finally approved an electoral law on 16 June 2017, “averting” a political and constitutional crisis. Political parties have congratulated themselves for this “achievement,” despite being four years late and creating a dangerous precedent by illegally extend..

[The following is an overview of last week’s parliamentary elections in Bahrain that Ala’a Shehabi wrote for Bahrain Watch on 26 November 2014.] ..

Egypt and Syria are absorbing attention in Kuwait and elsewhere in the Gulf, but not so much that the treatment of domestic dissidents has slipped off the agenda. When it comes to civil liberties, Kuwait was an outlier among its Gulf peers. Its constitution enumerates a list of citizen rights an..

[The following report was issued by the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance on 26 February 2013.]

The Tunisian Constituent Assembly`s..

It emerged today that the American satirical magazine The Onion is to sue Lebanon for unfair competition practices and for making its headlines look totally reasonable. The Onion is demanding millions of dollars in compensation, claiming that the small Mediterranean country has..

[The following report was issued by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems on 16 January 2013. While polls have closed at the end 23 January for the 2013 Jordanian parliamentary elections, the document offers details on the policies and procedures guiding the electoral system. It..

On 1 December, Kuwait held an historic parliamentary election. What was extraordinary about the poll was that it took place despite a boycott by Kuwait’s main opposition groups, who represent a broad ideological spectrum and include many political veterans. As a result, Kuwait witnessed what app..

The first day of Egypt`s presidential runoff has seen substantive reports of electoral violations on both sides of the divisive race.

The supporters of Mubarak-era premier Ahmed Shafiq and the Muslim Brotherhood`s Mohamed Mursi have both found themselves accused of trying to garner votes i..

The Freedom and Justice Party looks back at landslide victories in the first two stages of parliamentary elections, and looks forward to similar victories in the final stage.

As many as 2,000 candidates are expected to contest the third – and final – stage of the parliamentar..

Head of the Supreme Electoral Commission, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, announced during a press conference Sunday night that the second round of parliamentary elections saw a sixty-seven percent voter turnout.

This is up from the previous round of voting, during which fifty-two percent of eligible ..

The city of Mansoura is scheduled to vote on 3 January 2012 in the final round of Egypt’s lower house parliamentary elections. Below is a primer on the city’s upcoming contest by way of a photo essay (for more on election rules and dates, click 

Parliamentary elections for electoral lists in Beheira, Sohag and Menoufiya governorates postponed following a court ruling.

Parliamentary elections for the electoral lists in the governorates of Beheira, Sohag, and Menoufiya have been postponed for a week to 21 and 2..

Egyptian liberals breathed a sigh of relief upon the ouster of Salafist figures in the runoffs in the first round of parliamentary elections.

After lamenting an emphatic Islamist victory in Egypt`s 

Amidst voter turnout lower than first shot at ballots last week, Salafists and Muslim Brotherhood compete for many of the same fifty-two remaining single-seats leaving liberals marginalised.

Egypt’s polling stations have opened their doors for the second day of the electoral runoffs early ..

First day of runoffs marked by reports of electoral violations as SEC revises first-round voter turnout downwards

The first of two days of runoff elections following the first round ‎of Egypt’s post-Mubarak parliamentary polls were marked on ‎Monday by reports of electoral..

While the Muslim Brotherhood`s political arm performed well in the first phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections, party officials are not resting on their laurels.

After a successful run during last week’s electoral race, the Muslim Brotherhood is now gearing itself for Mond..

[For unofficial preliminary results of the most recent round of elections, click here.]

The SEC says it is still counting votes; will announce results for the first post Mu..

First-round poll results remain largely uncertain until now, but tit-for-tat allegations of electoral violations are rife.

While voter turnout remains uncertain, all estimates suggest it was exceptionally high in Egypt’s first post-revolution parliamentary contest. The Muslim Brot..

Missing ballot papers and judges and violence at three polling stations cast a cloud over first day of parliamentary elections.

Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC), used a press conference at the close of the day`s voting in the first round of parlia..

The chairman of the Supreme Judicial Electoral Commission points out some of the complaints and says expat voting will be revealed along with the final, decisive results.

The Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Electoral Commission said the high voter turnout reveals the peoples` tru..

With the kick-off of landmark parliamentary polls on Monday, the debate over whether to boycott the country`s first post-Mubarak electoral contest continues to rage in Tahrir Square - and elsewhere

“Who should I vote for?” is a question that dominates most conversations these..

Since the very start of the current wave of renewed unrest in Egypt, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has repeatedly insisted that the country’s parliamentary elections—scheduled to start on Monday 28 November and run through January 2012 in three regional rounds—would conti..