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23-Apr-2018

Parliament's majority coalition considers forming political party

More than 400 members of the majority "Support Egypt" coalition in Egypt's Parliament held a meeting Sunday to probe the possibility of forming a political party. Mohamed El-Sewedy, head of the coalition, told reporters that a legislative and constitutional study will be conducted to see whether the majority Support Egypt coalition could turn into a political party. Intensive contacts will be held with political parties in the coming period to discuss this issue, he added. Parliament speaker Ali Abdel Aal argued that the coalition meets all the conditions necessary to make it a strong political party. "My point of view is that Egypt's political life can never be healthy without having a parliamentary majority party, and the Support Egypt coalition is well suited to become this party," Abdel Aal said. The Support Egypt coalition was formed following the end of Egypt's parliamentary elections in Jan 2016 to defend the policies of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. The coalition comprises around 10 political parties, notably the Free Egyptians Party (65 seats) and the Future of a Nation Party (53 seats).
 

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