Now that the election season ended in Egypt, there is a sense of desperations in the air. Depression is sinking in the hearts of Egyptian who hoped for brighter future. I suggest that the government try to lighten up the situation a bit before it is too late. May be hand out Prozac pills to remedy depression that people may fell into when they realize that all hopes are gone (at least for now). I guess that is the reason why many are apathetic when it comes to politics. That’s how they get by.
I enjoyed reading this article by Jackson Diehl from the Washington Post. Mubarak’s game is well read by the author though I doubt it will change the Bush administration election reaction.
It is good that the author talks about Ayman Nour specially that his trial is coming to an end soon and chances that he will be imprisoned. International reaction is needed to put pressure on the Egyptian government in order to release him.
Every time Egyptian sense any hope of political reform, the government destroys it. That’s how I summarize the third round of the Egyptian parliamentary election. After a surprising gains by the MB in the first two rounds, the government decided that enough in enough and returned to its old dirty tricks to stop the MB and the opposition from gaining anymore seats.
The police did a good job in stopping people from entering polling stations in many MB stronghold districts to ensure that they won’t be able to vote for the MB. The police only allowed NDP members to vote. They had to show their NDP badge to enter the polling station. For diehard voters the only way to vote was to clime a ladder and sneak in like burglars
As a result no MB member won in this round and 35 of them are returning for the second round in 5 days. If the government maintain its tactics they will stop MB from wining any more seats to make sure that NDP controls two third of the parliamentary seats so they can pass any law without any need for opposition support.
On the other hand the government biased media blamed the MB for all the violence that occurred yesterday. The government owned media failed to mention that police blocked polling station or the inaccurate voters lists or the NDP thugs who killed innocent voters or even the vote rigging by stuffing boxes and changing the results after is was announced and so on.
Today was round three of the Egyptian parliamentary election which was marred with violence and at least one death. The police stopped the voters from voting in many locations as well as many other violations that could void the election. It seems that the government is stepping up its tactics to make sure that the NDP controls two third of the national assembly seats. Government owned media as usual paints a rosy picture about the election and they never care to mention all the rigging and harassment by the police and the NDP thugs.
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