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Theme: Multilateralism

Egypt: A National Dialogue or A Political Maneuver?

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The so-called “national dialogue” in Egypt had little to do with its glamorous title. It is neither a dialogue nor a national matter. Instead, it is a state-sponsored speaker series with an ever-extending time frame, carefully designed to co-opt weak but vocal opposition to President al-Sisi and to improve Cairo’s tarnished image in the West.

Monitoring Presidential Elections 2018

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In January – April 2018, LDI ran a nationwide campaign to monitor the freedom and fairness of presidential elections. LDI produced a detailed report documenting the electoral process and provided a scientific evaluation of the political and legislative context of the elections to measure the progress of democratic transformation in Egypt.

Monitoring Parliamentary Elections 2015

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In late 2015, LDI ran a nationwide campaign to monitor the freedom and fairness of parliamentary elections. As a result, LDI produced six assessment reports that provided a scientific evaluation of the electoral process from the first day of calling for candidates till the last day of announcing ballot results.

Monitoring Egypt’s Senate Elections 2020

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In July – September 2020, LDI monitored Egypt’s Senate Elections and produced an assessment report on the progress of liberal democratization process in Egypt, through evaluating the freedom and fairness of the electoral process within the general political and legislative context of Egypt.

Monitoring Egypt’s House of Representatives Elections 2020

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In September – December 2020, LDI team monitored Egypt’s House of Representative Elections and produced an assessment report on the progress of liberal democratization process in Egypt, through evaluating the freedom and fairness of the electoral process within the general political and legislative context of Egypt.