Egyptians have begun voting in the second round of parliamentary elections, following a first round that was dominated by Islamist parties. Polls opened in nine areas Wednesday, including Aswan, Beni Suef, Giza, Ismailia, Suez and Sohag. Voting will continue Thursday for the seats in the 498-member lower house of parliament. A third round of [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 4, 2011
Russia Holds Parliamentary Elections Amid Complaints of Fraud
Russia Holds Parliamentary Elections Amid Complaints of Fraud Ruling party expected to win, but with reduced majority VOA News Russians cast votes Sunday in parliamentary elections that were plagued by claims of campaign fraud and intimidation of observers. Popular Russian opposition radio station Moscow Echo and election monitoring group Golos said their websites were the [...]
November 23, 2011
Egypt to Form New Government, Military to Transfer Power
Egypt’s military rulers have agreed to form a new government and promise to transfer power to a civilian body by July. Politicians say the agreement was made during a crisis meeting on Tuesday as tens of thousands of Egyptians protested in the streets against continuing military rule. They say negotiators also agreed to start holding [...]