Parliament elections in Egypt start November 9

The Egyptian president Hosni Mubrak on Monday defined the date of starting the general Egyptian elections on November 9th, and these are to be made in three phases.

Mubarak issued a decision that the second phase of the elections to be held on 20th of the same months and the third phase on December 7th, adding that the first phase will include Cairo and 8 governorates. Mubarak also specified a date for the first session of the new parliament on December 13th.

The democratic national party led by Mubarak is competing with other opposition parties and independent candidates for 444 out of 454 seats at the parliament. Mubarak appoints ten of them with most of them are women and Copts so as to enhance balance in the legislative authority.