Egyptian opposition seek unity in legislative elections

The Egyptian opposition which demands political and democratic reforms seeks to increase the rate of its representation in the People's Assembly as the ruling democratic national party had dominated more than 90% of the already expired parliament's term of office.

The opposition parties, al-Wafd and the coalition decided to start these election campaigns under a single united list. The secretary general of the coalition al-Tajamuu party, Hussein Abdul Razeq, said that the three parties are preparing a list of 150 candidates.

For his part, one member in the guidance office in the Muslim Brothers group, Abdul Menem Abu al-Fotouh said that the group will start their campaigns with 150 candidates, and they seek to coordinate with the opposition political forces during the next elections.

However, the leader of al-Ghad party, Ayman Nour, who came second in the presidential elections, stressed during the general conference for his party his readiness to work with the other parties stand against the ruling party during the legislative elections.