Tag Archives: Nour Party
Updates 4/10: Pro-revolution consensus candidate, the Constituent Assembly, & the disenfranchisement law
A brief overview of today’s election events & changes: Voter registration for Egyptians living abroad closes at midnight GMT on April 11 — 572,204 individuals have registered so far. Several candidates and their representatives met Monday at the Wasat Party … Continue reading
Filed under Abdel Moneim Abul-Fotouh, Abul-Ezz El-Hariri, Ahmed Shafiq, Amr Moussa, Ayman Nour, Candidate eligibility, Candidates & Campaigns, Economy, Egyptians living abroad, Hamdeen Sabbahi, Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail, Hisham El-Bastawisi, Khairat Al-Shater, Mohamed Mursi, Mohamed Selim Al-Awa, Omar Suleiman, Rules & Regulations, The Issues
Nour Party will support Al-Shater; Pressure on Abu-Ismail to withdraw
Earlier today, senior Salafi leaders reportedly attempted to persuade prominent Salafi candidate Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail to withdraw from the presidential race in favor of Khairat al-Shater, the Brotherhood’s recently named candidate. In a five-hour meeting at the Nour Party’s Alexandria office, … Continue reading
Constitution, and powers of president, likely will be drafted by Islamists
Al-Masry Al-Youm is reporting today that 75% of the members of the Constituent Assembly, the assembly charged with drafting Egypt’s new constitution, will be chosen by the FJP and Al-Nour. The remaining 25% will be nominees submitted by outside groups and … Continue reading
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