Egypt's election commission has announced 13 candidates are eligible
to run in the forthcoming presidential election. The list includes
ultraconservative Islamists, as well as ex-president Hosni Mubarak`s
former ministers.
The fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood has nominated its strong
Islamist candidate. The Islamic clerics from the Jurisprudence
Commission for Rights and Reform have agreed on the candidacy of
ultraconservative Mohammed Morsi. The man would battle for votes in May
with a more moderate Islamist Abdel-Moneim Abol-Fotoh, a former Muslim
Brotherhood member.
The presence of two strong Islamist candidates
can end up splitting the Muslim voters. This gives a chance to secular
candidates, like the former Arab League chief Amr Moussa, who warns
against a dominant Islamist influence..... MORE
Source: RT.com
URL: http://rt.com/news/egypt-presidential-elections-candidates-009/
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