Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Egypt: the bumps on the road to democracy"

Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

14. 6. 2012 - 14:21

Egypt: the bumps on the road to democracy

Reality Check: Egypt rules on validity of elections, collapse of the Greek health service, humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Henrique Capriles - the challenger to Chavez, Franz Fischler on Rio +20

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Two key decisions are expected today on the validity of the law that allowed a former member of the Mubarak regime to stand for president, and the legality of the parliamentary elections.

If the court rules either to be invalid, it would put Egypt's path to a new government right back to the beginning. Karim El Gawhary reports from Cairo

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Greek health care crisis

Apostolos Veizos, from Doctors without Borders in Greece, explains how the financial crisis is hitting hospitals and medical services, often with deadly and heartbreaking consequences.

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Gaza humanitarian crisis

5 years after Hamas took control of Gaza, the region's only water supply is too contaminated to be safe to drink, and the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli blockade worstens from day to day. Our Jerusalem correspondent, Irris Makler, described the situation for people in Gaza.

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Venezuela's opposition

Venezuela expert, Julia Buxon, profiles the man who represents the main opposition to Hugo Chavez, Henrique Capriles.

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Europe and Rio+20

European Commissioner, Franz Fischler, explains what Europe could do to support a fairer, more sustainable world.

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