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Muslim Brotherhood to Run in Egyptâ€™s Elections

10 October 2010 00:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Egyptâ€™s largest opposition group says it will take part in the countryâ€™s parliamentary elections in November, APA reports quoting voanews.com website.
The chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, announced the decision Saturday at a news conference outside the groupâ€™s parliamentary headquarters in Cairo.
Badie said the group will field candidates for 30 percent of the seats to be contested, and will announce its list of candidates in a few weeks.
The Muslim Brotherhood is banned by Egyptâ€™s government, but its members occupy one-fifth of the seats in parliament after running as independents.
The ruling party of President Hosni Mubarak is expected to dominate the parliamentary elections. Some opponents of the government have called for a boycott of the polls, as well as a boycott of next yearâ€™s presidential election.
Mr. Mubarak is expected to run for president again next year. Many political experts believe he is also grooming his son, Gamal, to take over.
Many Egyptians fear democracy will be circumvented if Mr. Mubarak hands power to 46-year-old Gamal, who serves in a senior ruling party position.
President Mubarak has been in power since 1981.
Egyptâ€™s largest opposition group says it will take part in the countryâ€™s parliamentary elections in November.
The chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, announced the decision Saturday at a news conference outside the groupâ€™s parliamentary headquarters in Cairo.
Badie said the group will field candidates for 30 percent of the seats to be contested, and will announce its list of candidates in a few weeks.
The Muslim Brotherhood is banned by Egyptâ€™s government, but its members occupy one-fifth of the seats in parliament after running as independents.
The ruling party of President Hosni Mubarak is expected to dominate the parliamentary elections. Some opponents of the government have called for a boycott of the polls, as well as a boycott of next yearâ€™s presidential election.
Mr. Mubarak is expected to run for president again next year. Many political experts believe he is also grooming his son, Gamal, to take over.
Many Egyptians fear democracy will be circumvented if Mr. Mubarak hands power to 46-year-old Gamal, who serves in a senior ruling party position.
President Mubarak has been in power since 1981.
Egyptâ€™s largest opposition group says it will take part in the countryâ€™s parliamentary elections in November.
The chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, announced the decision Saturday at a news conference outside the groupâ€™s parliamentary headquarters in Cairo.
Badie said the group will field candidates for 30 percent of the seats to be contested, and will announce its list of candidates in a few weeks.
The Muslim Brotherhood is banned by Egyptâ€™s government, but its members occupy one-fifth of the seats in parliament after running as independents.
The ruling party of President Hosni Mubarak is expected to dominate the parliamentary elections. Some opponents of the government have called for a boycott of the polls, as well as a boycott of next yearâ€™s presidential election.
Mr. Mubarak is expected to run for president again next year. Many political experts believe he is also grooming his son, Gamal, to take over.
Many Egyptians fear democracy will be circumvented if Mr. Mubarak hands power to 46-year-old Gamal, who serves in a senior ruling party position.
President Mubarak has been in power since 1981.