Morsi calls Egyptian Parliament elections for 27-28 April

[DJKeefy]

Egypt presidency announced on Thursday night that the first post-constitution elections for the house of representatives will start on 27 - 28 April.

The elections will be completed in four stages nationwide.

Earlier on Thursday, the upper house of parliament, the Shura Council, agreed to amend the elections law based on changes proposed by the High Constitution Court.

[Goddess]

seriously, could he not drag it out for longer? Have you seen the rest of the projected dates?? . . . . Until mid June??!

[Hafiz]

Better long than short. The Salvationists screamed at the short notice for the vote on the constitution so they can't squeal this time.

Long notice of an election can make the government a hostage to fortune - in this case any bad news - and there is bound to be a lot of that.

[A-Four]

Better long than short. The Salvationists screamed at the short notice for the vote on the constitution so they can't squeal this time.

Long notice of an election can make the government a hostage to fortune - in this case any bad news - and there is bound to be a lot of that.

But then again Hafiz, I was watching B.B.C.World the other night and watched the leader of the opposition expressed the opinion that the election should be much later than this. , .

[Hafiz]

"...leader of the opposition..." Didn't know the Salvationists had organized themselves into an single opposition rather than multiple parties with separate leaders speaking with slightly different voices on common complaints whilst maintaining their independence from each other.

Can't understand why they don't organize themselves into a single liberal/secularist opposition given their common strong dislike for the government and its policies. Maybe they loathe each other more than they do the government: if so, that's a bit pathological as well as shortsighted. They're starting to blame others (always dark and foreign forces) including the US for backing the FJP and ElBaradei is already calling the election rigged before its held! http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/ ... 2U20130225. Blaming others is fine but its no excuse for being a shambles with no policies other than opposition.

The multiple voices of the Salvationists must be confusing to the average Egyptian, as well as giving the impression that they are too disorganized for Government. However, if organized and well lead, an opposition could do well given the economic situation and Government bungles - but they would need some policies.

As an aside, a plausible young Coptic women appeared last night on prime time national television questioning our Foreign Minister about the threats to Copts in Egypt. Her tone was hysterical and her description of the current situation dire or worse. She didn't like Morsi either. Is it true in Luxor that Copts fear the worst? A prominant Egyptian author, Ahdaf Soueif, who appeared as a panelist on the same program didn't have a good word for the Government either but did make a very interesting point that secularist appeals for support from Europe and the US seemed like a throwback to the colonial period when Egyptian minorities called for 'gunboats' to protect them from the majority. Subtle woman.