Sisi’s intervention in internal Wafd dispute raises questions

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi intervened in the internal dispute among Wafd Party members, which stirred criticism as to the extent of the president’s role in partisan life.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a news conference with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (not pictured) after their summit at the presidential palace in Cairo, April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX19ZRW
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a news conference with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (not pictured) after their summit at the presidential palace in Cairo, April 23, 2015. - REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Walaa Hussein
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CAIRO — The Egyptian public and the country’s politicians have many questions concerning the significance of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s intervention to solve the internal conflict among leaders of the nationalist Wafd Party, one of the oldest Egyptian political parties founded by Saad Zaghloul in 1918.

Conflicts within Wafd escalated in April 2015 following a call from a number of its leaders to withdraw confidence from party chairman El-Sayed el-Badawi and hold new elections for the party. Badawi responded to the call May 1 by suspending the membership of party leaders opposing him.

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