Since President Muabrak launched his historic initiative to amend Article 76 of the Constitution which led to holding the first ever presidential elections in Egypt, we witness a reform experience with the participation of all the Egyptian parties.
But, it is noticeable that the ruling National Democratic Party is the party which forms the government, thus it receives all sorts of accusations and critiques on the part of other political blocs whether partisan or independent, rejecting its reform policies, particularly the economic ones, despite their importance to the future of the homeland.
Being in line with the current reforms, the NDP started an internal reform and it called for new elections. And while expecting new changes, some national cadres from the other parties should join the government; we do not call for forming a coalition or national unity government, but we call for the participation of Egyptians concerned with Egypt's future.
Naglaa Zekri
Al Ahram
25/8/2007