Date of May 23 presidential elections in Egypt

Date of May 23 presidential elections in Egypt

Identified the Supreme Committee for the presidential elections, yesterday, on May 23 and 24 / May next date for holding the first presidential elections in Egypt after the revolution of January 25, and the fall of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak. The Chairman of the Committee Farouk Sultan told a news conference that a second session may be conducted on 16 and June 17, if necessary, with start filing nomination officially on March 10 / March, despite the start of the figures several campaign already in recent months.

On the other hand, reacted to the issue of "foreign funding" for civil society organizations, and announced the judges of the Criminal Court, north of Cairo, headed by Judge Mahmoud Shukri, Tnhém collectively for the case, the trial of 43 defendants, including 19 Americans, because of what they called Aware embarrassed, about the blasted the media about the U.S. intervention in the conduct of the case, or because of pressure exerted on them, according to some interpretations of the observers. In such cases, the Court of Appeal due to the appointment of other judges. Judicial sources revealed that the Attorney General issued a resolution to cancel the travel ban imposed on the accused the Americans of the time, without explanation, leaving those of the country.