The Strong Egypt Party is to participate in coming elections for the House of Representatives, Egypt's lower house of parliament, announced its chairman Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh at a press conference Tuesday. "We have to fight the attempt to monopolise power by one party," said Abul-Fotouh. Formerly a leading Muslim Brotherhood figure, Abul-Fotouh ran as an independent candidate in last year's presidential elections, securing fourth place. Many other opposition parties have decided to boycott the election.