Egyptian presidential candidate to seek rerun of elections after fraud allegations News
Egyptian presidential candidate to seek rerun of elections after fraud allegations

[JURIST] An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate said Thursday that he would seek a rerun of elections held Wednesday after reports from monitors that widespread fraud and violations had occurred [JURIST report]. Ayman Nour [Wikipedia profile], the best-known of nine challengers to current Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak [official profile; Wikipedia profile], said he will call for another vote in Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential election. Mubarak is widely expected to win when results are released later this week. The Presidential Election Commission would determine whether to call another vote, but it has previously rejected monitors for the election, and the Egyptian high court has said that the commission's decisions are immune [JURIST report] to legal challenge. Reuters has more. The Egyptian Gazette has local coverage in English.

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UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in Six Days' War

On November 22, 1967, the UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six Days' War, and for respect of the right of all States in the area to "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Read Resolution 242, which remains a cornerstone of efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

President Kennedy assassinated, VP Lyndon Johnson sworn inin

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Later that day, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was later tasked with leading a commission to investigate the assassination. President Johnson received the final report of the Warren Commission on September 24, 1964. Read the Warren Commission Report.