ElBaradei calls for boycott
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei Saturday called for a boycott of the forthcoming elections as a means of protesting against the government.
"Boycotting the election is the fastest way to expose fake democracy and confirm our credibility," he wrote on Twitter.
Also a great way to ensure you're not at the table after the election. Boycotts rarely work. | "(I) called for (a) parliamentary election boycott in 2010 to expose sham democracy. Today I repeat my call, (I) will not be part of an act of deception," he added.
ElBaradei is a leading member of the main opposition bloc, the National Salavation Front, which has yet to say if it will boycott or participate in the polls.
Egypt has been without a lower house of parliament since June, when the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the electoral rules were unconstitutional. The previous election had returned a vast majority for Islamist lawmakers. The Shura Council, or the upper house of parliament, temporarily holds legislative authority until the legislature is elected.
Posted by: Steve White 2013-02-24 |