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![]() Egypt’s opposition to run in elections
n Islamic fundamentalist group accused Egypt ’s government on Thursday of trying to prevent the opposition movement from running in key April local elections by arresting its potential candidates.
Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood vowed, however, to stand defiant against the crackdown and field candidates in the April 8 vote.
"They think they will prevent us from exercising our right in defending the nation," Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mahdi Akef told reporters at the group’s h
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Posted in Election Coverage , Human Rights |
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