Category Archives: Abul-Ezz El-Hariri

Objectionable behavior? 10 candidate objections brought before Egypt’s presidential elections commission

The presidential race is currently in the midst of an interesting phase: the window to present objections to candidates. During this period the candidates can file objections to their opponents’ candidacies (on “legitimate” grounds of course), with the goal of … Continue reading

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Filed under Abdulla Al-Ashaal, Abul-Ezz El-Hariri, Ahmed Mohamed Awad Ali, Ashraf Barouma, Ayman Nour, Candidate eligibility, Candidates & Campaigns, Hisham El-Bastawisi, Hossam Khairallah, Hossam Khairat, Khairat Al-Shater, Mamdouh Kotb, Mohamed Fawzy Eissa, Mortada Mansour, Rules & Regulations

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

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Filed under Rules & Regulations, Candidates & Campaigns, The Issues, Khairat Al-Shater, Abdel Moneim Abul-Fotouh, Amr Moussa, Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail, Egyptians living abroad, Candidate eligibility, Economy, Mohamed Selim Al-Awa, Hisham El-Bastawisi, Abul-Ezz El-Hariri, Ahmed Shafiq, Hamdeen Sabbahi, Ayman Nour, Mohamed Mursi, Omar Suleiman

Meet the candidates – if not in person, then online

Egypt Independent has begun publishing an interesting series of articles entitled “Meet your presidential candidate”. As of now there only appears to be two articles, one on Abul Ezz al-Hariry aka “the rabble rouser” and another on “the outsiders”. As … Continue reading

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