Egypt: In Minya, election campaigns wear religious cloak
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Egypt: In Minya, election campaigns wear religious cloak (Photo: Al-Masry Al-Youm)
Both Islamic and secular candidates in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya have shown heightened interest in using religion as a tool for electoral campaigning ahead of the third round of the parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Banners showing the names of liberal Wafd Party candidates did not include a photo for female candidate Samah Hassan.
In the previous two rounds, the ultra-conservative Nour Party caused an uproar following the party’s unwritten decision not to show photos of female candidates, leaving their place on banners either empty or carrying a rose.
According to election laws, every party list should contain at least one female candidate.
Candidates affiliated to the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) tend to use religion in their campaigns.
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