Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011â€“12

Freedom and justice (Democratic Alliance), 235 seats
Party of the light ( Islamic block ), 123 seats
New Wafd Party, 38 seats
Egyptian block, 34 seats
NDP successor parties, 18 seats
Al - Wasat Party, 10 seats
The revolution continues, 9 seats
Reform and Development Party, 9 seats
Party of Justice, 1 seat
Independent, 21 seats
By the military council appointee, 10 seats

The issued 28 November 2011 taking place until January 2012 Parliamentary elections in Egypt 2011/2012 were a direct result of the revolution in Egypt in 2011. In February 2011, a few months after its establishment, was the product obtained from the sham elections of 2010 Egyptian parliament, the Egyptian people's Assembly was dissolved. End of March 2011, the ruling Supreme Council of the armed forces announced a date in September for new elections. On July 13, a representative of the High Council announced that the deadline has been postponed to October or November 2011. On July 24, a representative of which was only founded on July 19, the High Electoral Commission, that the elections would be held in November. The ruling military council put on 28 September 2011 to the beginning of the elections fixed for November 28, 2011. The elections were conducted in three stages at different times in different regions each, starting on November 28th and ending on 10 January 2012. Thereafter, the second chamber of parliament, the Shura Council, elected from 29 January 2012.

The Islamist parties have won in the parliamentary elections more than 70 % of the seats. Election winner was the Freedom and Justice Party of the Muslim Brotherhood and their allies in the Democratic Alliance, which received 47.2 % of the seats. Successor parties of the former ruling National Democratic Party (such as the Freedom Party and the National Party ), however, received only 6.4 % of the seats.

Background

A constitutional referendum on 19 March of the same year had created the legal basis for the conduct of the election. The military council also announced to want to abolish the state of emergency in force for decades before the elections. In spite of this opposition also various objections to an election date in 2011, as they fear that it is possible in such a short time to build little party structures that allow the various political persuasions, to compete in particular with the well-organized Muslim Brotherhood. Presidential elections should also be held after the parliamentary elections.

The end of September threatened 43 parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, an election boycott if the military council does not prohibit the candidacy of former members of the National Democratic Party ( NDP) and a timetable for the handover of power to a civilian leadership. The Military Council described the project as a " threat to democracy ". On 1 October, the military council publish a specific timetable for the handover of power to a civilian leadership. In addition, an end to the military trials and the state of emergency would be examined. Subsequently, the parties withdrew their boycott call.

On November 14, the Supreme Administrative Court in Cairo decided that former members of the former ruling party NDP allowed to compete in the election. Only the top cadres is prohibited candidacy.

Less than a week before the planned start of the election, on 22 October 2011, the Cabinet Sharaf resigned. This was due to the actions of the army against demonstrators in the time before.

Modalities

On July 21, the military council published the new electoral law. Thus, there should be 508 deputies, of which 10 are appointed after the election by the Military Council. Of the remaining 498 deputies are to be determined by majority vote 332 by proportional representation and 166 on constituencies. Participation is open to parties with over 5,000 founding members. In addition, 50 percent of the deputies must be over majority voting "workers or peasants."

The elections are to be conducted in three stages at different times in nine of the 27 governorates in Egypt starting November 28 and ending on 10 January 2012. Originally only one election day was per -selection phase provided. A few days before the elections, but the military council extended the term of two days per phase.

On 28 and November 29, 2011 Kafr al- Sheikh, Assiut, Luxor and al -Bahr was in the nine governorates of Cairo, Fayoum, Port Said, Damietta, Alexandria, elected al - ahmar. The run-off election of the first round took place on 5 and 6 December 2011.
On 14 and December 15, 2011 chose the nine governorates of Giza, Beni Suef, al - Minufiyya, Ash- Sharqiyah, Ismailiya, Suez, al - Buhaira, Sohag and Aswan.
On 3 and 4 January 2012 finally chose the last nine governorates Minya al - Qalyubiyya, al - Gharbiyya, ad - Daqahliyya, Schimal Sina, South Sinai, Matrouh, Qena and al - New Valley.

The second chamber of parliament, the Shura Council should be selected in two stages starting with January 29, 2012.

According to the official results Islamist parties won more than 70 % of the seats in the parliamentary elections. Election winner was the party of the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, which reached 37.5 % of the votes and 45.7 percent of the seats. With 24.6 percent of the seats followed by the radical Islamic party of light together with other smaller parties from the camp of the Salafists. Third strongest party was the liberal New Wafd Party ( 8.4 percent), followed by the new Egyptian block ( 6.6 percent).

98 % of the elected representatives are men; only 2% - a total of ten - are women, most of which are in turn Islamist. Also covered only eleven Egyptian Christians (2%) in parliament (the proportion of Christians in the total population is 10 %).

Overall result

Result after rounding

In the first round 168 of the 508 seats are elected by the National Assembly. In nine governorates 112 seats according to the system of proportional representation, 56 seats are allocated according to the system of majority voting. The results of 28 and November 29, 2011 see so far is as follows:

28th to 29th November
December 14 to 15
January 3 to 4

In the second round, 180 members are elected in nine governorates, including 120 by proportional representation and 60 by majority vote.

Election in nine governorates with 150 members, including 100 by proportional representation and 50 by majority vote:

Follow

Mohammed Mursi ( * 1951 ) was elected on 30 June 2012 as the State President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. He was previously Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party ( FGP ).

See also Mohammed Mursi # presidency, the constitutional referendum in Egypt 2012

Dissolution of Parliament

On 14 June 2012, the Supreme Court of the country ordered the dissolution of Parliament. The reason for this was that the elections were not held unconstitutional because the parties had sent candidates for one-third of the seats in the race, which were intended for independents. The next day the Parliament was formally dissolved by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and denied in consequence the members of the Parliament of access.

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