Egyptian MP Ahmed Refaat said that Egypt has 104 non-effective political parties, which he claims are receiving foreign funding.<\/p>\n
Refaat recently suggested a draft law that would eliminate political parties in Egypt that are not represented inside of the country\u2019s parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 104 political parties in Egypt is considered high \u2014 it weighs down the political sphere in Egypt, so I have prepared articles for the suggested draft law that will not contradict Egyptian law,\u201d he said in an interview with the privately-run TV channel Al-Nahar.<\/p>\n
Refaat\u2019s suggestion comes in the wake of statements by the parliament\u2019s speaker, Ali Abdel Aal, who said that the high number of political parties means that Egypt has failed to prepare well-trained politicians.<\/p>\n
Refaat stressed that the law would contribute to Egypt\u2019s national security and suspend foreign funding that he alleges Egypt\u2019s political parties are receiving.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolitical parties that do not have any representatives inside the Parliament and are still receiving funding from foreign countries are working hard to incite the public opinion against the government \u2014 the draft law would restrict the presence of such parties,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n
Refaat noted that the suggested draft law is expected to be discussed in the parliament\u2019s next sitting and not the current one.<\/p>\n
The draft law has sparked a backlash in the media with representatives from parties not in the parliament with the head of El Geel party suggesting that it would be unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
Head of the Democratic El Geel party [Generation Party] Nagy El Sehabi stated that the suggested law is not constitutional because there is no country in the world that can eliminate political parties that are not inside of parliament.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Karma Current party Mohamed Samy said the draft law is neither legal nor constitutional as it only aims to impose a blockade on political parties in Egypt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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