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News Coverage Prepared For: the European Union Delegation to Egypt News Coverage prepared for: The European Union delegation to Egypt . Disclaimer: “This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of authors of articles and under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of IPSOS or the European Union.” 1 . Thematic Headlines Domestic Scene Judges Upset After Cancelling Meeting with Begato Islamists Stand Against MB Mamdouh Hamza Supports Hamdeen Sabahi for President Azhar Warns Against Establishing Shiite Mosques in Egypt 23 Movements Start Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Abbassiya Detainees Carter in Egypt Morsy and Abu Al-Fotouh Are the Top Candidates in Jeddah Silent Period Begins Inquiries about Presidential Elections Al-Akhbar’s Updates on Presidential Elections SCAF Considers the Complementary Constitutional Declaration 100-Pound Fine Arms Confiscated The Fuel Crisis Kills two People in Minia Hunger Strike in Solidarity with the Abbasiya Detainees Collective Resignation in the Free Egyptians Party SCAF Declaration Threatens to Set Egypt on Fire 24-Hour Hunger Strike in Journalists Syndicate Mubarak Accused of High Treason Morsi Supporters Spread Panic in Al-Darasa Abu Ismail Challenges Presidential Elections Commission SCAF Prepared a Comprehensive Plan to Secure Presidential Elections International Observers Arrive to Egypt to Monitor Presidential Elections 2 Newspapers (21/05/2012) Page: 1 Author: Nasr Zalook Morsy and Abu Al-Fotouh Are the Top Candidates in Jeddah Final indicators in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, showed that presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy headed with 45% of the votes. Presidential candidate Abdel-Moneim Abu Al-Fotouh came second with 28% then candidate Hamdeen Sabbahy followed by Amr Moussa. The final results of the presidential elections in Riyadh are to be declared today. Similar news was reported in al-Akhbar, p. 3 3 Page: 1, 6 Author: Soad Tantawi and several authors Silent Period Begins Ministry of Interior prepared a special plan to secure the elections in the governorates, specially the hotspots where clashes may take. The Ministry declared that the Security and Armed Forces will secure the polling stations from outside and they will secure the ballot boxes after the voting ends. Moreover, they, with judges, will secure the boxes until they are transferred from the subsidiary stations to the main stations. Minister of Interior said this security plan had been considered with Field Marshal Tantawi. The Silent Period began yesterday midnight and will continue for 48 hours. During this period, all kinds of campaigns are not allowed. Presidential Elections Commission declared that the Commission role was to inform the Public Prosecution about any violations that might occur during the silent period. 4 Page: 6 Author: Soad Tantawi and others Carter in Egypt Former American President Jimmy Carter arrived in Egypt to take part in monitoring the elections; his visit will last for a week. Mr. Carter is to meet a number of officials to discuss the preparations for the presidential elections. Congressman David Dreier arrived to Egypt heading a Congress delegation to monitor the presidential elections. Egypt State Information Service provides a center to facilitate foreign reporters’ work in covering the presidential elections. Similar news was reported in al-Akhbar, p. 3 5 Page: 6 Author: Hossam Al-Gedawy and Abdel-Raof Khalifa Judges Upset After Cancelling Meeting with Begato High Presidential Elections Commission Secretary General Counselor Hatem Begato cancelled his meeting for the second time with State Council judges. Begato said he thinks that the press conference he held was enough and has clarified all preparations for the voting process. State Council judges were angry for cancelling the meeting for the second time as they wanted to discuss vital points with him. Counselor Ahmed Al-Zend, Head of the Judges Club, said an operations room has been formed to follow up the electoral process and to solve all the problems facing the judges during the elections. 6 Page: 1 Author: Jumaah Hamad Allah and others 100-Pound Fine Judicial sources at the High Presidential Elections Commission declared that people who would not vote in the elections without having a just reason would be fined with 100 Egyptian Pounds. Meanwhile, an ineligible voter will pay a fine of minimum 500 Egyptian Pounds and maximum 1000 founds with will be jailed for a month. Thugs and riots in elections will be sentenced to a 2-year jail. In a related context, Secretary General of the High Presidential Elections Commission Hatim Bagato denied Walter North’s statements about alleged US Aid’s assistant in kind of $ 3 million. Bagato asserted that the assistant was in the frame of the UNDP. 7 Page: 3 Author: Sahar al-Milegi and others Hunger Strike in Solidarity with the Abbasiya Detainees Dozens of journalists and political activists started a symbolic 24-hour hunger strike yesterday as a sign of solidarity with the detainees who were arrested following the latest Abbasiya clashes. Presidential Candidate Khalid Ali joined the strike and accused SCAF of leading a counter revolution, stating “SCAF torture the youth in prisons.” 8 Page: 3 Author: Yousri al-Badri and others Arms Confiscated The security forces confiscated yesterday 191 anti-aircraft missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, 40 detonators and other arms in Port Said and Damietta. Al-Masry al-Yom published the names of the people who were smuggling the arms on Alexandria- Port Said Highway. 9 Page: 3 Author: Muhammad Azzouz and others The Fuel Crisis Kills two People in Minia The fuel crisis in Egypt has escalated. The huge crowds at gas stations result in traffic congestion in Cairo and the other governorates. Two people died in Upper Egyptian Minia. Two people quarreled on whom to get fuel first. The quarrel developed to clash using guns. The fuel crisis threatens the bakeries, and consequently a bread crisis seems to be looming 10 Page: 5 Author: Alaa Sarhan Collective Resignation in the Free Egyptians Party 33 founding members of the Free Egyptians Party collectively resigned at the party’s secretariat in Minia yesterday. The resignation was a protest against the “ambiguous” stance of the party in supporting presidential candidate Amr Mussa. The resignation was also because the party had not allegedly integrated the governorates’ offices in the party’s activities and also because the party did not respond to people’s needs. The 33 members joined al-Hayah party headed by Michael Munir. The collective resignation from the Free Egyptians is the second of its kind in one month. 100 of the party’s members resigned earlier this month in Kafr al-Shaikh for similar reasons. 11 Page: 4 Author: Not mentioned SCAF Prepared a Comprehensive Plan to Secure Presidential Elections All the institutions and forces tasked with providing security during the presidential elections are now on alert. They declared their readiness to organize elections and ensure high levels of transparency and integrity. Members of SCAF said they will visit various polling stations in different governorates to ensure the process of elections is moving on the right track and remove any obstacles that might face citizens. SCAF generals reaffirmed the right of every citizen to cast his/her vote freely without any kind of intervention. Head of SCAF Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and Chief of Staff and Deputy Head of SCAF Lieutenant General Sami Annan will be following up on the process of elections from the operations room of the Armed Forces. They vowed that presidential elections will be unprecedented in the history of Egypt. 12 Page: 4 Author: Abd Al-Nasser Aboul Fadl International Observers Arrive to Egypt to Monitor Presidential Elections A number of international observers arrived to Cairo yesterday to participate in monitoring the presidential elections scheduled next Wednesday and Thursday. Sources inside the Presidential Elections Commission stated that a number of observers from the Atlanta-based Carter Center and others from European cities arrived to Egypt. The Presidential Elections Commission gave a green light to 22 international observers from the Atlanta-based Carter Center, who belong to 14 countries, and 80 others to monitor the presidential elections. They will follow up on the process of voting and vote counting and they will meet officials responsible for holding the elections in addition to civil society activists. 13 Page: 1 Author: Amr Roshdi Morsi Supporters Spread Panic in Al-Darasa One of Cairo’s neighborhoods, Al-Darasa, witnessed minor clashes when supporters of Dr. Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, blocked traffic in the streets as they held posters of their presidential candidate and formed human chains. Eyewitnesses said Morsi’s supporters are making a big mistake by using Islam to gain people’s votes for their presidential candidate. People said they spread panic and security chaos in every area they visit to campaign for Morsi. Dr. Mostafa Al-Fiqi, political thinker, called on all presidential candidates to respect the rules set by the Presidential Elections Commission. He said the Muslim Brotherhood’s huge campaigns will not have the same effect because Egyptians are now aware that they use religion to achieve their political interests. 14 Page: 1 Author: Mohamed Abd Al-Maqsoud Abu Ismail Challenges Presidential Elections Commission Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, disqualified presidential candidate, leveled harsh criticism against the Presidential Elections Commission during his weekly sermon in Assad Ibn Al-Fourat Mosque. He warned his supporters against voting for presidential candidates who were part of the Mubarak regime, confirming that if they came to power the entire country will be threatened by instability and chaos. He also refrained from declaring his support to any presidential candidate. 15 Page: 1 Author: El-Shimaa Abdel-Latif Azhar Warns Against Establishing Shiite Mosques in Egypt Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb warned against the establishment of Husseiniyas, a name given to Shiite mosques, in Egypt.
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