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Pro-state Parliament bloc collapses as major members walk out
Egypt
December 21, 2015
Pro-state Parliament bloc collapses as major members walk out
A proposed government-aligned parliamentary bloc seeking a 400-member majority received a sudden blow as major member parties recently walked out. Mostafa…
Pro-state coalition a return to Mubarak era: Former deputy PM
Egypt
December 16, 2015
Pro-state coalition a return to Mubarak era: Former deputy PM
Forming a pro-state coalition in the recently-elected House of Representatives will return Egypt to the one-party rule of former President…
Leftist parties form coalition for parliamentary elections
Egypt
July 10, 2014
Leftist parties form coalition for parliamentary elections
At the recommendation of the National Association for Change (NAC), thirteen leftist parties and movements formed the Social Justice coalition…
Salafis to form coalition of Islamist parties
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Salafis to form coalition of Islamist parties
“We aim to form a coalition of all Salafi and Islamist parties before the parliamentary elections,” Nader Bakar, a leading…
The Muslim Brothers can do better
Opinion
August 22, 2011
The Muslim Brothers can do better
When the Muslim Brotherhood heads a political coalition that includes respectable allies -- like the Wafd, Nasserist, Karama, Ghad parties…
Tagammu Party to form coalition with Sufis and liberals
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Tagammu Party to form coalition with Sufis and liberals
Leftist Tagammu Party Vice President Samir Fayyad said on Monday that his party is planning to form a coalition with…
Government fails to convince activists to cancel Friday demonstration
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Government fails to convince activists to cancel Friday demonstration
Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy has failed to convince representatives of 57 political groups to call off a demonstration slated…
Tagammu Party withdraws from Democratic Coalition
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Tagammu Party withdraws from Democratic Coalition
The Tagammu Party on Sunday withdrew from the Democratic Coalition including 28 political parties, on the grounds that the coalition…
Secular parties to form coalition against religious movements
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Secular parties to form coalition against religious movements
Professor of Political Science Amr Hamzawy, in a conference of five political parties on Sunday, said secular political parties would…
A dalliance, not an alliance
Opinion
June 21, 2011
A dalliance, not an alliance
The recent announcement, much trumpeted by the Muslim Brothers, that they - or more accurately their new party, Freedom and…