Islamic movements in Egypt slammed the presidential candidacy of ex-intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and threatened to sue him and organize protests until he is barred from the poll.
The Salafi Front called Tuesday for all political parties take to the streets in a mass demonstration against Suleiman and other figures of Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
Front spokesperson Khaled Saeed said all political and revolutionary powers should participate in the protest, and the date will be chosen in coordination with these powers.
"This demonstration will be a kick-off for a series of mass demonstrations against the remnants of the ousted regime. It is time to go back to Tahrir Square as the People's Assembly has been proven powerless,” Saeed said.
Salafist Nour Party senior member Bassam al-Zarqa said his party will take other routes to face Suleiman. “The revolution has been in danger since Suleiman decided to run for president,” Nour party spokesperson Mohamed Nour told Al-Masry Al-Youm, adding that "now we knew who the third party is that used to stir up crises."
Muslim Brotherhood lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud said he will appeal to the Presidential Elections Commission to disqualify Suleiman based on the verdict to dissolve the National Democratic Party.
Freedom and Justice Party MP Gomaa al-Badry said his party is not convinced by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi’s statements that the ruling military council has no presidential candidate.
Badry said that Suleiman is the military council’s candidate, claiming that this helped him collect the signatures required to register for candidacy.
Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Hussein said that Suleiman has corrupted political life and forced local and administrative bodies, including notary offices, to collect the signatures.
“Certain bodies are trying to subvert the Parliament and militarize the country, which became clear through the nomination of Suleiman,” Hussein said during a conference at Assiut University.
