Egyptian parliamentary election, 2015
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Egyptian parliamentary elections to the House of Representatives were expected take place in March and April 2015.[1] The first phase would have occurred from 21–22 March for expatriates and from 22–23 March for Egyptian residents.[1] The second phase would have taken place from 25–26 April for expatriates and from 26–27 April for residents of Egypt.[1] The elections were delayed after the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on 1 March 2015 that the law on electoral constituencies was unconstitutional because it did not guarantee fair representation; the law needs to be rewritten in order to comply with the verdict.[2] The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on 7 March 2015 that the law banning dual citizens from running in the election was unconstitutional.[3] Egyptian prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab has stated that the elections would take place in May or June 2015, [4] but Parliamentary Affairs minister Ibrahim El-Heneidy has stated that it will not take place until after Ramadan, which starts on 18 June and continues to 17 July.[5]
Background
The parliament will be made up of 567 seats, with 420 seats elected through the individual candidacy system, 120 elected through party lists and 27 selected by the president; the electoral law was approved by president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on 22 December 2014.[6] Seat allocations are as follows: 56 seats for women, 16 seats for young people, 8 for disabled people and 24 for Copts.[7] Various parties have criticized the laws governing how the elections will be held.[8][9] Nevertheless, the law was approved by former president Adly Mansour on 5 June 2014.[10] Candidates for parliament can submit their applications from 8 February 2015[11] until 19 February 2015.[12] Campaigning for the first stage of elections will take place from 28 February 2015 until 20 March 2015[13] while campaigning for the second stage starts on 3 April 2015 and ends on 24 April 2015.[14] Almost 16,000 officials will keep an eye on polling places during the election.[15]
Parties
Political coalitions
A coalition of independents calling themselves the 25-30 Alliance will run as well.[16] The Call of Egypt alliance will run.[17] The Egyptian Front will run.[18] A list called For the Love of Egypt will compete.[19] The Independent Current Coalition (which is composed of 36 parties)[20] will run.[21] Various Islamic dissident groups will run as the Islamic Alliance to Support Egypt.[22] An alliance called Long Live Egypt will run.[23] The Reawakening of Egypt alliance will run.[24] The leftist Social Justice Coalition will compete.[25]
Running lists and blocs
- 25-30 Alliance[26]
- al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (as independents for individual seats)[27]
- Arabism Egypt Party[28]
- Call of Egypt
- Democratic Peace Party[30]
- Dignity Party (as independents)[31]
- Egyptian Front
- Egyptian Hope Party[33]
- For the Love of Egypt
- Conference Party
- Conservative Party
- Free Egyptians Party
- Future of the Homeland Party
- New Wafd Party
- Protectors of the Homeland Party
- Reform and Development Party
- Sadat Democratic Party
- Tamarod
- Tomorrow Party[34]
- Independent Current Coalition:[21]
- Democratic Peace Party[35]
- Egyptian Arab Socialist Party[36]
- Revolutionary Forces Bloc[37]
- Islamic Alliance to Support Egypt
- Free Front of the Islamic Group
- Reform of the Islamic Group
- Revolt of the Islamic Group
- Brotherhood Dissidents
- Brotherhood Without Violence[22]
- Long Live Egypt[23]
- New Dawn Party
- Egyptian Revolution Party[38]
- Al-Nour Party and Copts of 1938[39]
- Reawakening of Egypt[24]
- Social Justice Coalition:
- National Association for Change
- Nasserist People's Congress Party
- National Conciliation Party
- Knights of Egypt Party[25]
- Revolution Egypt Party
- Liberal Socialist Party
- People Party
- Democratic Union Party
- Free Social Constitutional Party
- Egypt's Future Party
- Socialist Labour Party
- Revolutionary Rescue Party[46]
- Egyptian National Council
- Greenpeace Movement
- Coalition of Egyptians Abroad
- National Youth Council[47]
- Senior Nasserist Conference[48]
- Tagammu Party (only individual seats)[49]
Rules for media coverage of elections by SCE
- Maintain objectivity and refrain from inserting personal views in news
- Deliver accurate information
- Refrain from using misleading titles or pictures unrelated to content
- Refrain from using vague designations
- It is strictly forbidden to ask voters who they will vote for
- It is forbidden to conduct polls and surveys in front of polling stations
- It is forbidden to phrase questions in a way that encourages a particular response
- Reporters must respect the right of reply[50]
Boycotts
The Popular Current Party is not running.[51] The Strong Egypt Party announced on 4 February 2015 that it will boycott the election.[43] The Homeland Party will not participate.[52] The Socialist Popular Alliance Party announced on 6 February 2015 that it would not participate.[53] The Revolutionary Socialists will boycott the election.[54] The Constitution Party will not participate.[55] The Bread and Freedom Party will not participate.[56] The Building and Development Party announced on 9 February 2015 that it will not run in the election.[57] The Al-Wasat Party made a similar announcement on 10 February 2015.[57] The Justice Party announced on 15 February 2015 that it will not participate.[58] The Freedom Egypt Party announced on 18 February 2015 that it will not run in the election.[59]
Opinion polls
A May 2013 PewResearch Poll found that 52% of Egyptians have a favorable view of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) (44% unfavorable), 45% have a favorable view of the National Salvation Front (NSF) (52% unfavorable), and 40% have a favorable view of the Al-Nour Party (52% unfavorable).[60] A May 2013 Baseera Poll found that over one third of Egyptians have never heard of the NSF. Of those who did hear about it, 33% supported it and 57% did not.[61]
A June 2013 Zogby Research Services poll found that 26% of Egyptians have confidence in the FJP, 29% have confidence in the Al-Nour Party, 22% have confidence in the NSF, and 25% have confidence in the April 6 Youth Movement. The study found significant overlap between NSF and April 6 and between Al-Nour and FJP. 30% of Egyptians have confidence in FJP and/or Al-Nour; 34% have confidence in NSF and/or April 6. 39% of Egyptians, the survey found, express no confidence in any of the four major political groups. The political opinions of these 39%, however, for the most part match those of April 6/NSF supporters.[62]
An opinion poll done in September 2013 by Zogby found that the Tamarod movement had the highest level of confidence at 35%; the FJP had the second-highest level of confidence at 34%.[63] There were declines in confidence for the Nour Party and the April 6 Movement compared to the previous poll taken in July 2013.[63] The percentage of people who felt confidence in no political party decreased to 17% in September 2013.[63]
Opinion polls in Egypt are, however, unreliable, having failed to predict the outcome of the 2012 presidential elections.[64]
References
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