By AbdelKader Ramadan, Aswat Masriya Throughout 18 days of fierce campaigning ahead of the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections which begin tomorrow, few if any political parties or coalitions have provided a clear economic platform despite the fact that financial concerns are uppermost on voters’ agendas. The first phase of elections will be held abroad and at home on Oct. 17-19 and the second on Nov. 21-23. Since no economic policy trends have emerged among individual candidates, Aswat Masriya has shed light on the promises of competing parties. The Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) approved six party lists: Nedaa Misr (Egypt Call), Sahwa Watanya Mostqala (Independent National Awakening), Fi Hob Misr (For the love of Egypt), Al-Nour Party (the Salafi Nour party list), Fersan Misr (Knights of Egypt), E’etelaf al-Gabha al-Masriya (Egytian Coalition Front), Tayar Alestiqalal (The Independence Current). Front-runner Fi Hob Misr list includes 10 parties, the most prominent of which, are Al Wafd Party, Masriyeen El-Ahrar (The Free Egyptians), founded by telecom magnate Naguib Sawaris. It is the only list competing for all 120 seats allocated to the list system Forty percent of the members of this list belong to…
Big Slogans, No Economic Policies in Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections
October 16, 2015
