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Egypt's Aboul Fotouh calls for early presidential elections

June 19, 2015 at 8:21 am

Former Egyptian presidential candidate, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, called for early presidential elections to be held in Egypt within a year and the formation of a transitional government of independent, non-partisan figures.

The head of the Misr Al-Kawiya Party (the Strong Egypt Party) called on the country’s President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to transfer his powers to the prime minister, and to transfer the legislation powers to the State Council “whose tasks should be limited to modifying defective laws and the issuance of laws relating to the achievement of transitional justice”.

He also called for the Ministry of Interior to respect human rights and protect Egypt from terrorism as well as the issuance of a general amnesty for all opposition leaders and to stop issuing laws in the absence of parliament.

“We now live in a Republic of Fear that threatens all opponents through fabricating charges, abductions, forced disappearances, distortion campaigns to alienate all opposition figures whatever their affiliation,” he said.