Ahram Online interviewed a researcher at the Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, Sobhi Eseila, who suggested that “the state has a vision” for what the makeup of the parliament and is coordinating which political parties are able to run in which areas. He added that the “stable political scene” in Egypt will decrease voter turnout, as people are more satisfied and therefore less interested in the formation of the parliament. Eseila also suggested that the interests of businessmen, including former National Democratic Party (NDP) members, will dominate the new parliament.
The National Council for Human Rights stated that it will form an operations room to receive complaints about the elections from voters abroad, and that it will contact the HEC about violations.
In other news, the supreme administrative court decided to reject the candidacy of belly dancer Sama al-Masry and Mubarak-era steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz on Wednesday.
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