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Egyptian political party leaders react to Sisi’s merger proposal

As Egypt prepares for parliamentary elections in November, political party representatives examine what's needed to implement the president's advice to consolidate the country's more than 100 parties.
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CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently reiterated his call for political parties to merge under the banners of four or five strong parties to boost democratic competition, which he said has become stale.

There are more than 100 political parties in Egypt, the majority of which were established after the 2011 revolution that toppled the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

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