Muslim Brotherhood Wants ‘democratic’ Syria

Muslim Brotherhood Wants ‘democratic’ Syria

 The Muslim Brotherhood wants a "democratic" Syria not an Islamic state to replace the regime of embattled President Bashar al-Assad, the group’s former leader said late on Sunday.

Speaking at a conference organised by the Brookings Doha centre in the Qatari capital, Bayanouni said the Brotherhood was "not imposing itself on the opposition or on the people of Syria."

"We support the establishment of a modern, civil, democratic state," he said.

Bayanouni said the newly formed Syrian National Council represents "80 percent of the Syrian opposition."

Opposition groups, both Islamist and secular, announced the council’s formation at a meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, vowing to forge a united front against Assad’s regime.

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