Egyptian Shura Council election, 2012
Encyclopedia
Elections to the Shura Council
will take place in Egypt
on 29 January 2012 and some later dates, following elections
to the National Assembly on 21 November 2011. The elections will likely be held in three stages.
Shura Council
The Shura Council is the upper house of Egyptian bicameral Parliament. Its name roughly translates into English as "the Consultative Council". The lower house of parliament is the People's Assembly....
will take place in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
on 29 January 2012 and some later dates, following elections
Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011
An early parliamentary election is currently being held in Egypt from November 2011 onwards, following the revolution which ousted President Hosni Mubarak, after which the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces dissolved the parliament of Egypt...
to the National Assembly on 21 November 2011. The elections will likely be held in three stages.