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Egypt
government, opposition agree to push constitutional reform
Monday February 07, 2011 08:16:51 AM,
IANS
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Cairo: The Egypt
government and opposition Sunday agreed to push constitutional
reform after Vice President Omar Suleiman Sunday held talks with
representatives of political parties including the outlawed Muslim
Brotherhood.
Government spokesman Magdi Radi said after the meeting that they
agreed on "the formation of a committee, which will include the
judiciary and a number of political figures, to study and propose
constitutional amendments and required legislative amendments,
before the first week of March", Xinhua reported.
Suleiman rejected calls to take over the presidency by opposition
leaders during their meeting, a Muslim Brotherhood member who took
part in the meeting told Xinhua.
"The meeting, which included most but not all of the groups
involved in the 13 days protests that called for the oust of the
president, agreed that President Hosni Mubarak should not run for
another term after September 2011, ensuring a peaceful transition
with free and fair elections," according to a statement.
The statement published after the committee's meeting stressed the
importance of correcting the parliamentary elections results based
on the court's rulings.
The Muslim Brotherhood, the Wafd party, Tagammu, members of a
committee chosen by youth groups, as well as independent political
and business figures were present at the meeting.
The opposition groups were also presented by supporters of the
National Coalition for Change led by Mohamed ElBaradei, without
his presence, who was also active in the past 13 days of massive
demonstrations.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she supported the
attendance of the Muslim Brotherhood, but would wait and see how
the dialogue develop.
At least 5,000 people have been injured since the unrest in Egypt
began Jan 25, said Health Minister Ahmed Farid. The UN estimates
that more than 300 have died, mainly last week, in clashes with
police.
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