Egyptian Election Analysis
Egyptian Election Analysis
It seems that the current Egyptian parliamentary election enjoyed a degree of freedom that was unprecedented. The results after two out of three rounds show surprising gains by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and disappointing loss for the secular opposition parties. The MB gained 76 seats while the opposition parties only won a few with many of their biggest icons defeated.
I can’t deny that I am pleased with the results so far because it shows that the voices of the people are getting heard and the people are realizing that they can make a difference despite all the election rigging by the government.
The MB is elected by the poor who lost their confidence in the system and who are looking for a change. Unfortunately there will be no real change because the NDP still dominates the National Assembly after they included most of the elected independents. This practice by itself is disgraceful and shameful, because average Egyptians elect independents because they don’t want the NDP and when the independent member becomes a member of NDP he is cheating his constituency and defeating the reason why he was elected in the first place.
One of the biggest losses to the National Assembly is Ayman Nour who lost his seat because of the usual government vote rigging. I feel bad for him, he was a good politician who could have transformed Egypt to brighter future but now he may end up in prison for 15 to 25 years because of a stupid trumpet up charges and he’ll probably regret the day he decided to be a politician in the first place. Even El Ghad Internet radio station is no longer on air. Apparently the government successfully managed to beak him down so he can be an example to anyone who dares to challenge the pharaoh.
Looking forward to the third round, I expect further gains for the MB with more seats to the opposition; however I feel this coming parliament will be short lived with colossal changes on the way. Stay tuned!
It seems that the current Egyptian parliamentary election enjoyed a degree of freedom that was unprecedented. The results after two out of three rounds show surprising gains by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and disappointing loss for the secular opposition parties. The MB gained 76 seats while the opposition parties only won a few with many of their biggest icons defeated.
I can’t deny that I am pleased with the results so far because it shows that the voices of the people are getting heard and the people are realizing that they can make a difference despite all the election rigging by the government.
The MB is elected by the poor who lost their confidence in the system and who are looking for a change. Unfortunately there will be no real change because the NDP still dominates the National Assembly after they included most of the elected independents. This practice by itself is disgraceful and shameful, because average Egyptians elect independents because they don’t want the NDP and when the independent member becomes a member of NDP he is cheating his constituency and defeating the reason why he was elected in the first place.
One of the biggest losses to the National Assembly is Ayman Nour who lost his seat because of the usual government vote rigging. I feel bad for him, he was a good politician who could have transformed Egypt to brighter future but now he may end up in prison for 15 to 25 years because of a stupid trumpet up charges and he’ll probably regret the day he decided to be a politician in the first place. Even El Ghad Internet radio station is no longer on air. Apparently the government successfully managed to beak him down so he can be an example to anyone who dares to challenge the pharaoh.
Looking forward to the third round, I expect further gains for the MB with more seats to the opposition; however I feel this coming parliament will be short lived with colossal changes on the way. Stay tuned!
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