Early results from Egypt’s first post-revolutionary elections indicate the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party will emerge as the biggest winner. We speak with Democracy Now! special correspondent Anjali Kamat, who has just returned to the United States after reporting in Cairo since the fall of former president Hosni Mubarak. Anjali describes how Egypt’s elections [...]
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There were logistical problems at polling stations, with claims of judges not turning up at the correct place [Reuters] Egyptians have started casting their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since former president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a popular uprising earlier this year. Long queues were seen outside many polling stations amid tight security arrangements as voters flocked to the polls on [...]
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The rally in Tahrir Square was called over a controversial document floated by the government [Malika Bilal/Al Jazeera] Tens of thousands of Islamist and secular protesters have gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in Alexandria for a mass rally to press the ruling military to hand power to a civilian government. Friday’s demonstration, dubbed as “Friday of [...]
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