Local Elections
The latest local councils, formed after 2008 polls, were dissolved in 2011 following the popular uprising that ended the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has launched the Ask the President session as part of the National Youth Conference held on July 30-31.
The local elections have been witnessing a significant delay after municipal councils were dissolved eight years ago.
Ali Abdel Aal said that the local elections will be held in 2018, which is sooner than the date expected by some officials.
Finnish Ambassador to Egypt Laura Kansikas-Debraise said that she is pleased with Egyptian women’s persistence to participate in the political and social life.
The Brotherhood has returned to lead the Jordanian political scene and it will be impossible to deal with them as a terrorist organization or banned group.
