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March 30, 2006
Scionism is Race Schism: Gamal Mubarak & Egypt's Future
This recent report on the scion of the Hosni Mubarak family, the President's son Gamal, suggests that he is increasingly gathering offices in the government's ruling National Democratic Party. This means, according to the perspective offered in that report, that his advantage in a future race for President is assured, dividing internal and external opposition. That development is also augmented by renewed potential charges against jailed never-as-popular-as-hoped electoral challenger Ayman Nour, and the allegedly fleeting nature of previous promised reforms. Is MENA to be relegated to the scions of the previous generations, and is that always bad?
During a quarter-century in power, Mubarak, now 77, never named a vice president, unlike his two predecessors, Anwar Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser. In the event he dies in office or resigns, elections would take place within two months. Theoretically, under rules decreed by Mubarak last year, multiple candidates could run to succeed him. However, the chances are shrinking that anyone but Gamal Mubarak will be able to launch an effective campaign, observers say.
Egyptologists, have at it. Were last year's elections with all their ugly undersides, a false hope, or did something new happen somewhere to make things better in some ways? And does the rise of Gamal necessarily mean that all is not going to be well?
Note: Yes, this is not all immediate or shocking news, but I did have to get the title puns out of my system.
Posted by Matthew Hogan at March 30, 2006 11:03 PM
Filed Under: Political Development
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