... "The opposition has been weak and stagnant for so long that it is no surprise that they are rallying behind ElBaradei," Dr. Amr Hamzawy, research director at the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut, told Deutsche Welle. "They have very little representation in parliament, their work and ability to reach out effectively to constituencies has been heavily restricted since the state of emergency came into power in 1981 and they have failed to convince Egyptians that they have a solid platform and policies." ...
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, has continually rejected the idea of supporting ElBaradei's potential appointment as a unifying opposition leader. "Those who support ElBaradei are an elitist bloc with no roots in the Egyptian street," senior Brotherhood leader Mohammed Habib has been quoted in local media as saying ...
"Pressures for political reform and liberalisation may also expose a rift between demands for democratic change on the one hand, and for greater religiosity in public life on the other," Ulrichsen said ...
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