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Egypt: Change is inevitable
Egypt is living a political activity rise on the internal scene. New opposition movements began to emerge since 2004 calling for political reforms. The protesters, led by Muslim Brotherhood lawmakers and members of the April 6th youth movement, also are pressing for a reform of Egypt’s constitution. In particular, they want to amend articles 76, 77 and 88, which govern how someone qualifies for president and allow an unlimited number of terms a president can serve.
Political activity culminated with the appearance of the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradi on the Egyptian political scene. ElBaradi, supported by several opposition movements and parties, said he would not stand for the presidency as the parliament does not adopt the amendments to articles related to the presidential candidacy that guarantee free and transparent elections.
For his part, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hailed what he described as active social interaction calling for reforms, and remains committed to pursue the political reforms initiated. These reforms support the role of the parliament, the independence of the judiciary and the separation of the religion from politics, the Egyptian leader said. However, he warned against the merging of the «concept of change with chaos”.