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A parliamentary election to the People's Assembly of Egypt was held from 28 November 2011 to 11 January 2012, following the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, after which the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) dissolved the parliament of Egypt. However the dissolution was ruled unconstitutional and Parliament was reinstated. Originally, the election had been scheduled to be held in September 2011, but was postponed amid concerns that established parties would gain undue advantage.〔(Egypt Postpones Elections, Purges Police Following Protests ) Bloomberg, 13 July 2011〕 The election was proclaimed the first honest national election of any sort held in Egypt since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952. However, there were complaints of irregularities and fraud. The main focus of the new elected parliament was to be the selection of the members of the Constituent Assembly of Egypt. ==Background== In late 2010, a parliamentary election was held, though it was followed by controversy and repression as well as accusations of fraud.〔()〕 Following similar events in Tunisia during the Arab Spring, Egyptian activists called for protesters to turn up in cities around Egypt on specific days. Though violence was reported at some points, protests were largely peaceful with the army staying quiet until 10 February 2011, when calls for Hosni Mubarak to resign were at their peak. The following day, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation from the presidency while turning power over to the military. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, headed by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, would lead the country for a transitional period until a civilian government took over. A constitutional referendum was then approved on 19 March that would ease the process of electing a president. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–12」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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