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Muslim Brotherhood Eying Major Victory in Parliamentary Elections
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior member of the Egyptian Al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun (Muslim Brotherhood) party announced that the influential party is ready to form a united front in the upcoming parliamentary elections, and announced that the party plans to win 30 to 40 percent of the parliament seats.
"We have a plan to nominate a number of Ikhwan al-Muslimun members in a bid to win almost 30 to 40 percent of the seats in the parliament," Kamal al-Halbawi told FNA on Tuesday, adding that the party will take part in the country's political trend through participation in the parliamentary elections.
He mentioned that debates are underway inside the party to identify and introduce proper candidates, adding that the party has already evaluated the public opinion through opinion polls, the results of which show their high chances of victory in the parliamentary elections.
Meantime, Halbawi voiced the party's preparedness to form alliance with other political parties, and stated, "We have plans to form an alliance with a number of Egyptian political parties."
"We are ready to form alliance with anyone who works for Egypt's freedom and dignity. We will be a friend to anyone who respects the human rights," the politician reiterated.
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf signaled his country's parliamentary elections will be held in late September.
"Until now it's business as usual, the dates will be determined by the referendum. The (parliamentary) election will be in late September and after that, the presidential election," Sharaf told reporters in Abu Dhabi.
Meantime, Several political parties formed in the wake of President Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February have called for a delay in elections so the fledgling groups can organize themselves.
"We have a plan to nominate a number of Ikhwan al-Muslimun members in a bid to win almost 30 to 40 percent of the seats in the parliament," Kamal al-Halbawi told FNA on Tuesday, adding that the party will take part in the country's political trend through participation in the parliamentary elections.
He mentioned that debates are underway inside the party to identify and introduce proper candidates, adding that the party has already evaluated the public opinion through opinion polls, the results of which show their high chances of victory in the parliamentary elections.
Meantime, Halbawi voiced the party's preparedness to form alliance with other political parties, and stated, "We have plans to form an alliance with a number of Egyptian political parties."
"We are ready to form alliance with anyone who works for Egypt's freedom and dignity. We will be a friend to anyone who respects the human rights," the politician reiterated.
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf signaled his country's parliamentary elections will be held in late September.
"Until now it's business as usual, the dates will be determined by the referendum. The (parliamentary) election will be in late September and after that, the presidential election," Sharaf told reporters in Abu Dhabi.
Meantime, Several political parties formed in the wake of President Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February have called for a delay in elections so the fledgling groups can organize themselves.
