Dr. Fathy Sorour, head of the parliament, has warned of the seriousness of forming a “parallel parliament” which was launched by former MPs, saying: “I am worried for them.”

Dr. Ayman Nour, leader of Egypt's Al-Ghad Party, believes that President Hosni Mubarak's negligence to the opposition’s demands for dissolving the new parliament will close peaceful paths to change.

Dr. Essam El-Erian, the Brotherhood's media spokesman and member of the Executive Bureau, has warned of serious consequences of the so-called ‘earthquake’ that took place in Egypt's much-criticised parliamentary elections.

Former MP, Mohamed El-Beltagy, and representative of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in the new parallel parliament, has noted that the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) between senior figures of the National

The Muslim Brotherhood has accused the regime of being weak because of the continuation of a forged parliament and the failure to implement judicial rulings which ruled that it is

Senior members from the oppositions Tagammu Party called on Refaat ElSaeed to step down after describing his decisions as 'radical'.

Mufid Shehab Minister of State for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs dismissed the "parallel parliament" recently formed by opposition figures, former MPs and members of opposition including those from the Muslim

According to an article posted on the ruling regime's National Democratic Party's official website its struggle with the popular Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement was "not over".

The National Association for Change announced that it will participate in the recently formed parallel parliament following much discussion.

Mubarak insists on taking part in the political arena at the age of 82 despite his deteriorating health, while his son Gamal remains in the sidelines ready to succeed him