Præsidenten siden juni i fjor, Mohammed Morsi, der tilhører Det Muslimske Broderskab, vil gøre rent bord efter omfattende protester og vold siden to-årsdagen for Mubaraks afsættelse i januar – men hvad vil oppositionen nu?
The parliamentary elections will start on 27 April and end in June, BBC online reports Thursday, and voting will take place in four regional stages, due to a shortage of election supervisors.
President Mohammed Morsi (61) and his Muslim Brotherhood movement hope the election will put an end to increasingly vocal opposition and street protests.
In December an Islamist-backed constitution was adopted. It was criticised for failing to protect key rights for women and other groups.
Egypt is deeply divided between Mr Morsi’s Islamist supporters and a liberal-led opposition, and has been wracked by unrest, insecurity and an economic crisis.
The new People’s Assembly will be invited to convene on 6 July.
Last November many of Egypt’s fractious and divided opposition factions came together to oppose a decree expanding the president’s powers and the new Islamist-tinged constitution that he rushed through.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a former UN diplomat is co-ordinator of The National Salvation Front (NSF). Other major figures include the former foreign minister and head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa and the leftist leader, Hamdeen Sabahi.
The group has threatened to boycott parliamentary elections if its demands are not met. They include the formation of a national salvation government and an early presidential election.
