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![]() NDP Has Challenges Cut Out for It
Egypt's parliamentary elections that ended on December 5 could be described as unprecedented not because the ruling National Democratic Party won the majority of votes and monopolized the chamber but rather because of the lengths to which it proved willing to go to engineer its monopoly. Recent articles published in the Wall Street Journal and Middle East Online indicate that the ruling regime in Egypt is set to face challenges despite alleged electoral victory and signs of economic recovery.
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Friday, December 31,2010 12:33 | |||||||||
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According to recent articles published in the Wall Street Journal and the Middle East Report Online the ruling regime in Egypt is set to face challenges despite alleged electoral victory and signs of economic recovery. The articles state that the ruling National Democratic Party, weighed down by circumstances, including internal squabbling and a probable crisis of electoral legitimacy, has its work set after making promises of economic growth of 8% during the next five years. The promise was part of a hopeful social and economic program designed by leaders of President Mubarak's ruling party during the party's 7th annual conference earlier this week.
Egypt's biggest opposition forces the Muslim Brotherhood and the Al-wafd party boycotted the runoffs with the intention of exposing the NDP and their corrupt tactics during the polls.
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tags: NDP / Mubarak / NDP candidates / Muslim Brotherhood / Wafd Party / Political Opposition / Polls / Economic Recovery / Presidential Polls / Parliamentary Polls
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