Egypt’s civil parties prepare for upcoming elections
Following Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi’s announcement that parliamentary elections will be held early next year, Egypt’s civil parties are holding discussions aimed at forming alliances to guarantee electoral success.
Egyptians only have a few months left before they will take to the polls to select their parliamentary candidates. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for the beginning of next year, as announced by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi on Nov. 8.
Political parties are preparing to participate in the elections by forming alliances that ensure they win the highest possible number of parliamentary seats.
National Salvation Front parties and various alliances
The parties of the National Salvation Front (NSF) are holding internal discussions to form alliances for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The discussions could result in all NSF parties joining a single alliance, or it could lead to the formation of multiple alliances — some comprising of just NSF parties and others of NSF and non-NSF parties — according to Farid Zahran, vice president of the Egyptian National Democratic Party, speaking to Al-Monitor.
