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Egypt’s main opposition boycotts vote

Egypt's main opposition boycotts vote
Egypt’s main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front (NSF), has decided to boycott forthcoming parliamentary elections in the North African country which is scheduled for late April.

Sameh Ashour, a member of the group told reporters after a meeting of the NSF on Tuesday that the coalition would not participate in the vote because of what it called lack of guarantees for a transparent process.
He said, “The decision of the Front, unanimously, is to boycott the elections”
Ashour further said that the NSF would also refuse to take part in a national dialogue meeting that President Mohamed Morsi has called for. The meeting was set to be aired live on television on Tuesday afternoon.
Morsi called for the dialogue meeting in a televised interview late Sunday as part of an effort to ensure a free and fair vote.
Meanwhile earlier on Tuesday, Egyptian leftist opposition party, the Popular Current, announced that it would boycott the elections and the talks.
Some Egyptian opposition groups have already threatened to boycott the elections, accusing Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood party of trying to monopolize power. The president rejects the allegation.
The vote is to be held over four dates, beginning on April 22.

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