Egypt’s opposition parties want to amend elections law to keep Muslim Brotherhood out
The Civil Democratic Movement, the largest coalition of the Egyptian opposition parties, announced Feb. 6 its intention to present the Egyptian regime with a proposal to amend the parliamentary elections law in a bid to exclude any candidates who belong to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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CAIRO — Egyptian opposition parties seem to have decided to sever any existing or potential relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Civil Democratic Movement, the largest coalition of the Egyptian opposition parties, announced Feb. 6 its intention to present the Egyptian regime with a proposal to amend the parliamentary elections law to guarantee the representation of opposition parties in parliament while also preventing the election of candidates who are linked to the Brotherhood.
Legislative elections are expected to be held in November; the Civil Democratic Movement wants to see parties elected through proportional representation rather than through a winner-take-all closed list system.
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