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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to contest half of parliament seats
Haaretz ^ | 5/1/11 | Reuters

Posted on 05/01/2011 9:05:50 PM PDT by Nachum

Parliamentary elections in Egypt are scheduled for September; Muslim Brotherhood regraded as the most organized political force in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era.

The Muslim Brotherhood said on Saturday it will contest up to half the parliamentary seats in elections scheduled for September.

But the group said it will not field a candidate for the position of president in an election due to held after the parliamentary vote.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brotherhood; contest; egypts; muslim
It's 3 a.m and nobody's there...
1 posted on 05/01/2011 9:05:56 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Bin Laden is a distraction this is the real news.


2 posted on 05/01/2011 9:09:34 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: scooby321

A little file on Obama and Egypt I have been keeping...

http://www.nachumlist.com/obamaegypt.htm


3 posted on 05/01/2011 9:12:21 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

“But the group said it will not field a candidate for the position of president in an election due to held after the parliamentary vote.”

That comes later.


4 posted on 05/01/2011 9:43:23 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (We live two lives, the life we learn and the life we live with after that.)
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To: headstamp 2
That comes later.

Whoever is the President, they will just make him an offer that is very difficult to refuse.

5 posted on 05/01/2011 9:50:37 PM PDT by Greysard
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