MEPs report on violations in Egyptian elections

Four members of the European Parliament returning from an informal mission to Egypt have reported that serious violations were committed by Egyptian authorities during last week's parliamentary elections.

"We witnessed quite clear cases of intimidation from activists supported by the Egyptian government," conservative MEP Edward McMillan-Scott told EUobserver on Monday (14 November).

Mr McMillan-Scott said the Egyptian government, upset by the delegation's presence at the pollin...