Egypt: Ruling party accused of fraud

  1. Posted on Tuesday 30 November 2010 - 13:50
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    Kingsley Kobo, AfricaNews reporter in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
    Results from Egypt's November 28 legislative elections are expected on Tuesday, but independent monitors say the polls were marred by several deaths, violent clashes, intimidation and ballot stuffing. Organizers put voter turnout around 25 percent, slightly lower than five years ago.
    Egypt: Ruling party accused of fraud
    Local media reported that up to four people were killed in election-related violence while monitors said they had recorded numerous electoral violations, including ballot stuffing and denying voters access to polling stations.

    Hamdy Abdel Sabur, a supporter of a Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Assyut, in Upper Egypt, “was shot dead by supporters of a candidate from the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)”, according to the Egyptian Coalition for Monitoring Elections.

    The coalition which represents 123 observer groups, added that another man, Hussein Salama Abu Jarai, was shot dead by supporters of a rival candidate in the region of Sheikh Zuwid in North Sinai.

    According to AFP, the Independent Coalition for Election Observers, another monitoring group, reported 83 electoral violations in 13 of Egypt's 30 governorates on Sunday.

    It said the NDP's strategy was to "start by expelling delegates and monitors in the beginning of the day, then terrorise citizens with security and thugs, and lastly, forge ballot cards."

    Egypt's ministry of the interior said however there were only "limited instances of violence" and "no election-related deaths.”

    The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition, is predicted to win far fewer seats than the fifth of parliament they secured in the last election in 2005, due to a systematic crackdown on the activities during the campaign.

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