The people of Egypt, after a tense election campaign is going to the polls for general elections today. President Hosni Mubarak ruled the country for nearly 30 years the National Democratic Party (UDP) is the largest competitor, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the arrests were exposed to intense pressure before the election. Government, 12 pages, Facebook shut down the opposition television channel. UDP, government officials brought their obligation to vote and the votes of the people bought for money is claimed.
Banned Islamist "Muslim Brotherhood" organization, independent candidates entering the election. Candidates and supporters of the Organization of the 1200 people were detained in recent weeks.
Does not allow foreign observers
The previous evening, 600 more than a thousand are members of facebook group two was closed. The police allegedly killed by the Internet activist Khalid Said who want to be competing on behalf of the Mohammad al-Mubarak was established with facebook page Baradey'in page is closed.
Users can pre-election government wants to silence dissenting voices said. Dissidents in the last days of demonstrations organized over the sorted the facebook and twitter. In addition, 12 television channels were closed before the elections, anti-government comments were the latest names in the programs.
Observers of the Islamists because of pressure applied during the election campaign, electoral success in 2005 will remain far behind the estimates. The previous election, the Muslim Brotherhood candidates won 88 seats in 454. Amnesty International also condemned the arrests and the pressure applied to the opposition in Egypt in general. Also been criticized for not allowing foreign observers to monitor election.
Officials bus campaign
On the other hand, government civil servants taking buses electoral districts, vote verdireceği suggests UDP to pass. Handed out gifts to the ruling party candidates, such as meat and poor voters from each charge of $ 7-30 per vote also allegedly offered to pay.
Mubarak will appoint 10 deputy
Egypt in the current parliament has 454 seats. However, the current number of seats in elections for the first time and 518 women were divided into 64 was the catalyst for the quota. 508 deputies elected by the people and 10 appointed by President Hosni Mubarak. The Muslim Brotherhood won 88 seats in 2005 election, this time with 130 independent candidates entering the election. There are 800 candidates partisininse ruling.
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