The community dialogue on redrawing electoral constituencies started on Thursday amid cautious optimism on the part of political forces and public figures.
The closed-door dialogue is chaired by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, accompanied by Minister of Transitional Justice Ibrahim al-Huneidi and Minister of Local Development Adel Labib.
Seventy-five political parties and public figures are attending the meeting, including Mohamed Abul Ghar, head of the Egyptian Democratic Party, Yehia Qadri, head of the National Movement Party, Anwar al-Sadat, head of the Reform and Development Party, Hossam al-Kholi, representative of the Wafd Party, Baha Abu Shaqa, head of the Journalists Syndicate, and former MPs Mustafa Bakri, Alaa Abdel Moneim, Ayman Radi and Magdi Allam.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm