Head of Egyptians Union in Europe Essam Abdel Samad said Egyptians abroad will determine the next Egyptian president. He criticized the slow progress of Egypt's ruling military council and the government in executing judicial rule to enable Egyptians abroad to vote in the next presidential elections. He said the principles of citizenship and equality provide Egyptians abroad with the right to participate in the political life in Egypt. He criticized those who accuse Egyptians abroad of treason saying, "those who steal and cause corruption were living in Egypt." He presented an offer to Egypt's ruling military council to help Egyptian authorities restore the smuggled money, while it didn't yet respond to the offer. Abdel Samad demanded in a press conference to allocate a quota for Egyptians living abroad in the Egyptian parliament, especially the minority seats allocated for Coptic Christians. He added Coptic Christian Egyptians living abroad can express Coptic problems freely in front of the parliament through sessions held in Egyptian embassies. He added if the government refused to execute the recent judicial rule to allow Egyptians abroad to vote in the elections, they would file a case against those who would impede the execution of the law. He presented the main problems, which Egyptians abroad faced, adding they would support the political entity, which would help them overcome such problems.
