Egyptians chant slogans against the government and military rulers after Friday prayers in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, 230 km north of Cairo July 15, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians packed Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday, keeping up pressure on the ruling generals to implement reforms more swiftly and to try ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his aides. – Reuters Egypt's Military Postpones First Post-Mubarak Elections -- McClathcy News
CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers pledged Wednesday that new election and parliamentary laws would ensure fairness and transparency, but they put off setting a date for the country's first post-revolution parliamentary vote.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces also said that the new laws it had signed would outlaw religious propaganda in elections, an attempt to defuse allegations by many Egyptians that the military has aligned with Islamist political parties such as the Muslim Brotherhood.
The first elections since President Hosni Mubarak resigned in February had been scheduled for September, but the military council said they'd be delayed. Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, speaking for the council, said a committee would announce the date by the end of September.
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More News On Egypt's Upcoming Elections
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Egypt: No foreign monitors in upcoming election -- Washington Post
Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in 3 stages -- Reuters
Egypt to hold parliamentary elections in three rounds -- Xinhuanet
Egypt to Announce Election Date Before End of September -- Bloomberg
Military leaders set timetable for Egypt polls -- Financial Times
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