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UK minister concerned about Egypt elections
UK/Egypt: UK Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood has expressed his concern over the news that parliamentary elections have been delayed in Egypt.
Following the Supreme Court ruling part of an election law unconstitutional, the vote planned for 21 March has been postponed. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has instructed his government to amend this law.
There has been no assembly in the country since 2012. This has meant that successive presidents have ruled by decree. Ellwood said:
- “I am concerned that Egypt has been without a full parliament for two and a half years. An effective and representative parliament is integral to the democratic transition on which Egypt’s stability and success depend.
- “I encourage all relevant institutions in Egypt to take the necessary steps to hold free and constitutional parliamentary elections as soon as possible and to complete the roadmap announced in July 2013. I welcome President El-Sisi’s commitment to amend the electoral laws within a month.”
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