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Articles · Vol. 31 No 3 (2006): Afrique et développement: Special Issue on Electoral Politic

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: Between Democratisation and Autocracy

par Hala G. Thabet

  • Hala G. Thabet
    Hala G. Thabet
    Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Cairo, Egypt
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Résumé

La dissolution des parlements de 1987 et 1990, suite à deux décisions de la Cour Suprême, selon lesquelles les élections législatives de 1984 et 1987 étaient inconstitutionnelles, ainsi que le transfert du pouvoir de supervision des élections, de la police vers le pouvoir judiciaire, sont autant de signes d’une ouverture politique imminente, ce qui laisse penser qu’il y avait une certaine volonté politique de renouveler les règles régissant les élections et de rendre celles-ci plus transparentes et équitables. Cet article s’inspire des élections 2000 à l’Assemblée du Peuple pour évaluer le processus de démocratisation en Egypte. Il cherche à établir le niveau d’intégration de toutes les forces sociales et des partis politiques ainsi que les changements intervenus au niveau de la participation populaire. L’auteur affirme que les élections de 2000 comportaient des signes d’anomalies et de manipulations électorales qui ont caractérisé les élections précédentes. Malgré ces quelques manquements, les élections de 2000 ont constitué une avancée remarquable dans le processus de transition de l’Egypte vers une démocratie libérale.

 

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: Between Democratisation and Autocracy: by Hala G. Thabet

The dissolution of the 1987 and 1990 parliaments, following two Supreme Court rulings that the 1984 and 1987 general elections were unconstitutional, and the transfer of the power to supervise elections from the police to the judiciary signalled an impending political opening, leaving the impression that there was political will to renew the rules governing elections and make them more trans- parent and equitable. The paper uses the 2000 elections to the People’s Assem- bly to assess the democratisation process in Egypt. It examines the extent of inclusion of all social forces and political parties, and of changes in popular participation. It argues that the 2000 elections bore the marks of electoral anoma- lies and manipulations which were characteristic of previous elections. Not- withstanding its flaws the 2000 elections marked a significant step in Egypt’s transition to liberal democracy.

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    Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, University of Cairo, Egypt

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