Tens of thousands of protestors have gathered in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Friday to call for changes to the electoral system devised by the military council.
The council, which provisionally governs the country, has announced that parliamentary elections will begin on November 28th. The system says two-thirds of the seats will be elected through proportional representation of political parties, with the remainder contested by individual candidates in electoral districts.
It will be the first election since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.
In Cairo's Tahrir square, protestors took to the streets claiming that the electoral system fails to exclude former backers of the Mubarak regime. They also criticized the system for favoring wealthy, big-name Mubarak supporters.
The demonstrators urged that the system be amended and that a smooth transition to democracy be made.
Many political groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Equality party, have threatened to boycott the elections unless the electoral law is changed.
The council, which provisionally governs the country, has announced that parliamentary elections will begin on November 28th. The system says two-thirds of the seats will be elected through proportional representation of political parties, with the remainder contested by individual candidates in electoral districts.
It will be the first election since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak.
In Cairo's Tahrir square, protestors took to the streets claiming that the electoral system fails to exclude former backers of the Mubarak regime. They also criticized the system for favoring wealthy, big-name Mubarak supporters.
The demonstrators urged that the system be amended and that a smooth transition to democracy be made.
Many political groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Equality party, have threatened to boycott the elections unless the electoral law is changed.
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