CAIRO — The head of the Wafd Party, one of Egypt’s oldest political parties, Bahaa Abo Shoqa, referred on Nov. 22 former party head Sayyid al-Badawi to investigations. He accused him of committing financial violations and spreading rumors against the party. Abo Shoqa also accused Badawi of being directly involved in an internal division that sparked after the elections of the party’s Supreme Council on Nov. 9.
On Nov. 16, 26 prominent Wafd members filed a grievance contesting the election results, claiming that the elections were invalid.