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Freedom and Justice Party Leader Darrag: Kerry Cairo Visit Important

FJP leader Darrag hails US Secretary of State Kerry’s visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo as an important one, describing Kerry’s call to opposition parties to join forthcoming legislative elections

Katatni: Post-Revolution Egyptians Will Not Allow Vote-Rigging

While in postrevolution Egypt government has no hand in managing elections, certain opposition politicians insist on forming a new Cabinet, at these critical times, before forthcoming parliamentary polls; and Katatni

Murad Ali: Opposition Election Boycott Threats Sure Sign of Failure

Freedom and Justice Party believes that, if opposition parties have any chance of winning seats in upcoming House of Representatives, they should not shun forthcoming polls.

Arif: Calls to Postpone Elections Replay Previous Attempts to Prolong Transitional Period

Since the fall of autocrat Mubarak in Egypt, certain forces have repeatedly tried to push the country back to the old tyrannical way of governance, absurdly rejecting the elected president,

Beltagy: Opposition Spurns Democratic Process, Makes Farcical Demand to Postpone Elections

The same opposition parties that recently demanded early elections in Egypt, now desperately seek to delay legislative elections – not that they would prepare any political program, plan or economic

Rafiq Habib: Civil Disobedience Calls Attempt to Dodge Democratic Entitlement, Elections

According to Coptic Christian thinker Habib, Egypt opposition calls to civil disobedience, boycotting parliamentary elections and setting absurd preconditions for serious dialogue are a futile attempt to avert and undermine

Yasser Mehrez: Elections Are Legitimate Mechanism of Change

Stressing that elections are the democratic gateway to achieving change, Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Mehrez affirms that National Salvation Front demands and conditions are totally absurd.

Sobhi Saleh: Shura Council Fully Applied Constitutional Court Election Law Ruling

Egypt Shura Council acts on Supreme Constitutional Court observations regarding draft electoral law, adopting the Court’s ruling for a number of amendments to make it fairer to all.

Erian: Those Who Fear Democracy Shun Popular Will

Reminding all that the people are the final arbitrator, Freedom and Justice Party leader Erian urges positive start to electoral procedures leading to the most important poll in Egypt’s history.

Erian: Senior Scholar Authority Not Involved in Legislation

Freedom and Justice Party leader Erian affirms that, according to Egypt’s new Constitution, the country’s Council of Senior Scholars plays no direct legislative role, currently entrusted to the Shura Council.