Egyptian presidential election, 2005

The Egyptian presidential election of 2005, held on September 7, 2005, was the first contested presidential election in Egypt's history. Hosni Mubarak, the incumbent President of Egypt, won a fifth consecutive six-year term in office, with official results showing he won 88.6% of the votes cast. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050909/wl_nm/egypt_elections_dc A prominent opposition candidate, Ayman Nour of the Tomorrow Party, is estimated to have received 12% of the vote and Numan Gumaa received 5-7%. Criticism of the election process has centred on the process of selecting the eligible candidates, and on alleged election-law violations during voting. Mubarak was sworn in for his new term on September 27.

External links

• BBC: Guide to Egypt's election
• Al-Jazeera: Egypt's Brotherhood urges all to vote
• Al-Jazeera: Egyptian judges to supervise election
• BBC: Egypt votes in landmark election
• Al-Jazeera: Opposition cries foul in Egyptian vote
• Washington Post: Mubarak Wins Egypt's First Open Vote
• IFEX: Election coverage favours Mubarak
• CTV.ca Egyptian opposition denounces results of election