BACKGROUND: EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000800090038-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: July 3, 1957
• Content Type: BRIEF

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3 July 1957
In Egypt, the Naar regime is holding its first parliamentary
elections today (3 July).
A. Nearly 1,200 candidates out of 2,500 who applied applied are are being
run for 350 seats In Egypt `s
. Rowever, 71 candidates, including most
an the regisaa * s
nhs largely to official pressure,
d no suitable candidates for 5
a aarbitrary use of their per to ensure a result over-
Naar and his henchmen have not hesitated to : e
aheingly in. the
toral law they themselves dress up earlier.
S Y Cairo notes that each former member of the
running for else
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r they have oven ea
;il has on average of d relatives
. Naar himself is running severs.
aides and private secretaries in addition to his relatives.
As a result, there in little popular interest in the
;h there have
Hinters between supporters of oppos
adidaates.,
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