The NDP has changed and so have the facts on the ground, says the NDP Organizational Secretary, in the first of a series of articles looking into Egypt's political future
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The Muslim Brotherhood fires Magdy Ashour, the group's only member who made it to parliament despite a decision to pull out from the elections
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The legally imposed limit on campaign spending of LE100,000 is proving little more than wishful thinking, what with the cost of billboards, TV adds and thugs for hire
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President Hosni Mubarak hails the NDP for its sweeping majority in the parliamentary elections, as well as the performance of the Higher Council for Elections
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Opposition groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, are taking to the streets to protest the results of the parliamentary elections, seeking the dissolution of the new parliament
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Disgruntled former Brotherhood MP says his group which won only one seat in the 28 November elections seeks the dissolution of the new parliament, citing rigging claims
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The head of the Wafd has notified parliament of the suspension of Wafd candidates who ran and gained seats in parliament despite the party's stated boycott
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The Wafd Party has decided to have no parliamentary representation in the 2010-2015 People's Assembly and moves to freeze the membership of its winning MPs
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The Muslim Brotherhood's representation in parliament has dwindled from 88 to one. It's likely to go down to zero
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Against predictions giving it 40-50 seats in the coming parliament, Egypt's oldest political party, the Wafd, was able to secure only six seats, and says it will let go of those as well
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The 2010-2015 parliament will have a sweeping NDP majority
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From its Brussels headquarters, EU criticizes the administration of Egyptian parliamentary elections.
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Despite wide calls to dissolve the elected parliament, presidential sources say any such action is unlikely
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The Independent Coalition for Elections' Observation have announced a list of "recommendations" for the President in light of rampant election violations
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The question is whether its position as a force will last
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The second round of the parliament’s lower house elections is about to see a sweeping victory for the ruling NDP, with opposition parties barely managing to get a foot in the house
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In the parliamentary election’s second round, preliminary results indicate that the NDP has swept at least 90 percent of the available seats
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Tagammu candidate Diaa Rashwan is kidnapped by gun-weilding thugs, rescued by police
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MB candidate Ashour has gone missing for the second time in two days
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