“The local council elections were today, but their results were a foregone conclusion even before the country’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, withdrew its candidates and called for a boycott,” writesElijah Zarwan [1], from Egypt, who goes on to discuss the Mahalla protests and general strike.
Egypt: Uneventful Local Elections
· Written by Amira Al Hussaini
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Egypt, Elections, Protest