01.05.2011                      27.Nisan, 5771                      Tag 12 des Omer

Ägypten:

Muslim Brotherhood to contest half of seats in Egypt parliamentary elections

The Brotherhood's newly named leader says the Freedom and Justice party's platform will be civil but with an Islamic background that adheres to the constitution.

The once outlawed Muslim Brotherhood said Saturday its new political party will contest half of the seats in Egypt's parliamentary elections in September, revealing plans to become a major force in the country's post-revolution politics.
Egypt's largest Islamic group and the best organized opposition movement during ousted President Hosni Mubarak's three decades of autocratic rule sought to ease concerns that it is intent on bringing about an Islamist-dominated parliament….