Turkey's three leading opposition parties slammed the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) over what they portrayed as a weakened democracy, worsened economy and botched Syria policy during their May 30 rallies.

"Would you say 'yes' to HDP to end the system of slavery?" the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş asked hundreds of thousands of his party's supporters during their campaign rally at Kazlıçeşme Square in Istanbul.

The Wafd party's board decided Friday afternoon to expel several leading members who have recently formed an opposition group against the current party head El-Sayid El-Badawy as internal crisis continues to rock Egypt's oldest liberal party.

In a meeting at the party's headquarters in Giza, the Wafd's high board expelled seven board members including Fouad Badrawy, Essam Sheha, Sherif Taher and Yassin Tag El-Din from the party permanently. 

Abdelkader Bensalah a démissionné de la présidence du RND, ce jeudi 28 mai, a-t-on appris de Nouria Hafsi, membre du Secrétariat national de ce parti. « Oui, il (Bensalah) a envoyé une lettre ce matin pour annoncer sa démission », affirme Mme Hafsi dans une déclaration à TSA.

Le départ du président du Conseil de la Nation (Sénat) était prévisible en raison de la crise qui secoue ce parti.

After a three-hour meeting with the heads of the country's mainstream political parties Wednesday, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed that the long-delayed parliamentary elections will be held at the nearest possible time and that Egypt will have a new parliament before the end of 2015.

El-Sayed El-Badawi, chairman of the liberal Al-Wafd party, told reporters that El-Sisi was firm that "parliamentary elections were not deliberately delayed."

JEDDAH: Municipal councils must have two-thirds of their members elected at the polls taking place on Dec. 12, a local publication reported recently.

The government had announced last year that municipal councils can have up to 30 members, depending on the area they serve. The Municipal and Rural Affairs Ministry has been empowered to appoint one-third of the members. Only half were previously elected.

The law overseeing councils states that mayors are members and have the power to determine who stand in their place if they are absent.

For the second time in a year, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ‎invited leaders of Egypt's mainstream political parties for a ‎meeting. A number of political figures said "the ‎invitation is a good step in the right direction although it came ‎as a big surprise and too late." ‎

«Ne comptez pas sur le ministère de l’Intérieur pour combattre seul l’utilisation illégale d’argent pendant les prochaines élections», a déclaré, lundi 25 mai, le ministre de l’Intérieur, Mohamed Hassad, lors de la réunion de la commission de l’Intérieur à la Chambre des conseillers. Une réunion entièrement dédiée à la discussion des projets de lois organiques relatifs aux communes, gouvernorats et provinces, rapporte le quotidien Akhbar Al Yaoum dans son édition de ce mercredi 27 mai.