The case disturbed relations between the United States and Egypt, which receives some $2 billion in American aid annually, when the Bush administration is calling for political change in the Arab world. He was released on bail in March after being detained for 42 days on accusations that 1,435 of 2,000 signatures were forged on an application to gain official recognition for his new Al Ghad, or The Future Party last fall. Nour has embraced the elections even though it is not yet clear that he can legally run. "The government would like to say 90 percent of the country is for President Mubarak." "They can grab up to 20 percent of the national vote and that is, I think, too much in the eyes of the government," said Mohamed Sayid el-Said, a journalist. The brotherhood is an illegal movement that has 17 members serving in Parliament as independents. The ruling party, in considering who might run for president, seems to be leaning toward allowing any of the three or four opposition parties that already have a few members in Parliament to automatically field a candidate.īut it also apparently wants to avoid throwing open the doors so completely that the highly organized Muslim Brotherhood could nominate someone who might embarrass Mr. The laws restrict basic freedoms like the right to hold public meetings. Mubarak in September a foregone conclusion, but want further changes to follow it, including a presidential term limit and an end to rule by emergency laws that have been in effect since 1981.
Egypt's puny opposition groups and toothless political parties have been trying to shake off years of slumber to shape the discussion.
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