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Egypts Brotherhood says it should govern
The Brotherhoods Freedom and Justice Party, which won almost half of parliaments seats in elections over November and December, had said it would work with the military-appointed cabinet for a transitional period. But the Brotherhoods spokesman Mahmud Ghozlan said the February 1 riot at a football stadium in the Mediterranean town of Port Said, which left more than 70 dead, showed that the government had failed to manage the country. The incident proved that the cabinet has failed in administering the country, he told AFP. If this happens, the party that won the most votes is best suited to form a government, he said in response to a question on whether the Brotherhoods party should form the cabinet. The Brotherhood was the most organised opposition movement during president Hosni Mubaraks rule, which ended with a popular uprising that toppled him a year ago and ushered in military rule. Since then, the Islamist movement has in turn cooperated with the ruling generals and opposed them over such matters as a military role in drafting a new constitution.
Posted by: Steve White 2012-02-10 |
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