ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – The Egyptian ruling military council is not transparent, is not a political entity and should not be one, according to the founder of the al-Ghad Party and likely presidential candidate Ayman Nour. “The military council does not have any part of civil authority or the electoral system,” he said, adding that the military council must only “change the situation, not the law of elections.” Nour held the weekly meeting of the al-Ghad Party at the Alexandria headquarters. “The military council applied both the list system and the individual election system together,” said Nour. “This law will confuse voters and take too much time to process all votes.” Judges and election supervisors will also be under excessive pressure, he added. “The individual system will give former regime officials, members of the dissolved National Democratic Party and members of the Muslim Brotherhood the opportunity to win elections,” Nour claims. “A proportional list system will shrink the political party nominations to 50 percent.” The most suitable solution is to only apply the proportional list system, Nour said. In a bold political posture, Nour rhetorically asked the Egyptian government and military council “If you cannot protect the Israeli embassy, how can you prevent falsified elections?” He also said that the military council must be responsible for any clashes that might ensue during the elections. Nour also strongly condemned the reactivation of the emergency powers law, particularly after the success of the January 25 Revolution. “Former regime members are still working to corrupt political life,” Nour said, describing the political situation in Egypt as a “confused picture.” Nour said that the al-Ghad Party is still part of the political parties alliance. Salafi religious parties have considered breaking with the alliance, Nour claims. Nour also announced the possibility of forming a new alliance with currently non-participating political parties including, the Justice Party, the Democratic Front Party, the Freedom Egypt Party and the Free Egyptian Party.
