1. Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution
or the Jan. 25 coalition, which represents the major youth groups, including the youth wing of the Muslim Brotherhood and April 6
LAT:
The broader youth movement, including members of leftist organizations, democratic groups and the religiously conservative Muslim Brotherhood, rallied around the death last summer of Khaled Said, a blogger allegedly beaten by undercover police officers in Alexandria. The activists launched Facebook pages, calculated how to persuade a historically reluctant Egyptian population to take to the streets and named themselves under the umbrella that eventually became the Jan. 25 coalition.
Mohamed Abbas, a coalition member from the Muslim Brotherhood, said members of the umbrella group have their arguments but remain unified. The 13 members of the group meet once a day.
Acts:
- held a news conference saying protesters should leave Tahrir Square and return next Friday to honor those who died during the protests.
First demands after ouster: IE:
Feb 13 - Revolution Youth Union, gathered 14,000 members in four hours and called for similar reforms.
The first group of reformists want a transitional five-member presidential council made up of four civilians and one military person.
Their communique calls for the formation of a transitional government to prepare for an election to take place within nine months and of a body to draft a new democratic constitution.
It demands freedom for the media and syndicates -- which represent groups such as lawyers, doctors and engineers -- and for the formation of political parties. Military and emergency courts must be scrapped.
Reuters:
"People's Communique No. 1" demands the dissolution of the cabinet Mubarak appointed on Jan. 29, and the suspension of the parliament elected in a disputed poll late last year
Some protest organisers said they were forming a council to defend the revolution and negotiate with the military
MY reports on the first youth press conference:
Youth leaders on Monday unveiled their blueprint for the upcoming transitional period, calling on the Egyptian Armed Forces to sack the existing cabinet and guarantee the implementation of democratic reforms.
In a policy paper handed out at a press conference on Monday, the “Coalition of Young Revolutionaries” called on the military to form a new interim government of technocrats within one month. This cabinet should be headed by “a patriotic civil personality that the people respect and trust.”
“We ask the armed forces to sort this issue out as soon as possible and dismiss all cabinet figures that belong to the National Democratic Party (NDP),” youth representative Shady Harb told reporters.
Later this week, the coalition is expected to raise a plethora of other demands listed in their policy paper, including the lifting of Egypt’s longstanding state of emergency; the abolition of martial laws and exceptional courts; dismantling of the NDP and the appropriation of all its assets by the state; respecting the right to form associations, unions and media outlets; dissolving the notoriously oppressive State Security Apparatus; and releasing all political prisoners.
The policy paper also calls for the abrogation of the restrictive law regulating the formation of political parties within ten days, and the drafting of a new law for the exercise of political rights within one month.
Towards a political party (MY):
A group of young activists are already in the process of creating a party called the 25 January Party for Development and Renaissance, which they consider “the first practical and democratic party in Egypt’s modern history.” They describe themselves as young people with no previous political affiliations who took part in the protests.
Adham Hassan, one of the party’s founders, says it has already received 50,000 applications and is now choosing its 50 founding members.
2. Wael Ghonim
Youth movement met with the military for the first time on Feb 13.
The two faces are W Ghonim and Amr Salama
That meeting was the known first face-to-face meeting the military has held with opposition leaders since taking charge of the country on Friday, after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
Mr. Ghonim gave a detailed account of the meeting on the youth movement's Facebook page. He said the military appeared interested in a genuine dialog and seemed sincere in its pledges to meet protestors' demands.
The army also pledged to secure the release of detainees arrested during the demonstrations, according to Mr. Ghonim. The generals discussed with youth leaders how to ensure free and fair elections, Mr. Ghonim wrote. There was no way to confirm Mr. Ghonim's account of his meeting with the military, and the military has yet to issue a statement of its own regarding the outcome of its meeting with youth protest leaders.
"In summary of our meeting, I trust in the Egyptian army," Mr. Ghomim wrote on Facebook.
Ahmend Maher is often quoted next to Ghonim.
(Filmmaker Amr Salama, an ally of Ghonim, has been meeting with generals while trying to finish a movie on AIDS that he wants to submit to the Cannes Film Festival.)
The major rift in the youth movement is between the Coalition for the Jan. 25 Revolution Youth and a clique of urban professionals led by Google executive Wael Ghonim and dentist Mustafa Nagar. The two groups had shared strategies in a ransacked travel agency and under a tent during protests in Tahrir Square that began in late January. But talks with the government involving members of the latter group in the last days of Mubarak's rule angered some members of the coalition.
"The guys from the coalition didn't like it," said Nagar, who has a persistent cough after inhaling tear gas during demonstrations. "They accused us of selling out the blood of the martyrs. And now that same coalition is trying to meet and talk to anyone they can. We are split from them completely."
Ghonim and other activists, including those with the April 6 youth movement, met about a year ago through the new National Front for Change, founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei. They studied methods for nonviolent protests and political movements that upended autocratic governments in Ukraine and Serbia.
Unlike a number of coalition members, Ghonim did not have a long history in the dissident camp. One coalition member referred to the Google executive as "just the support" because he posted a Facebook page that helped provide a catalyst for the demonstrations.
"Ghonim and Nagar are working individually and they don't represent any parties or political direction," said Nasser Abdel Hamid, a Jan. 25 coalition member. "The coalition is the only youth group that represents six of the most prominent political parties that have been active in Egypt over the last four or five years. We are planning to expand."
3: NDP:
WaPo: "several of Mubarak's ministers and party officials resigned Friday and Saturday as they tried to distance themselves from his discredited government."
Especially Hossam Badrawy tries to profile himself as a potential new face of NDP.
Thousands of memebers leave the party MY:
Resigned members announced their intention to establish a new party better able to fulfill their demands and respond to the aspirations of the Egyptian people
The party’s executive committee has changed twice since 5 February.
or the Jan. 25 coalition, which represents the major youth groups, including the youth wing of the Muslim Brotherhood and April 6
LAT:
The broader youth movement, including members of leftist organizations, democratic groups and the religiously conservative Muslim Brotherhood, rallied around the death last summer of Khaled Said, a blogger allegedly beaten by undercover police officers in Alexandria. The activists launched Facebook pages, calculated how to persuade a historically reluctant Egyptian population to take to the streets and named themselves under the umbrella that eventually became the Jan. 25 coalition.
Mohamed Abbas, a coalition member from the Muslim Brotherhood, said members of the umbrella group have their arguments but remain unified. The 13 members of the group meet once a day.
Acts:
- held a news conference saying protesters should leave Tahrir Square and return next Friday to honor those who died during the protests.
First demands after ouster: IE:
Feb 13 - Revolution Youth Union, gathered 14,000 members in four hours and called for similar reforms.
The first group of reformists want a transitional five-member presidential council made up of four civilians and one military person.
Their communique calls for the formation of a transitional government to prepare for an election to take place within nine months and of a body to draft a new democratic constitution.
It demands freedom for the media and syndicates -- which represent groups such as lawyers, doctors and engineers -- and for the formation of political parties. Military and emergency courts must be scrapped.
Reuters:
"People's Communique No. 1" demands the dissolution of the cabinet Mubarak appointed on Jan. 29, and the suspension of the parliament elected in a disputed poll late last year
Some protest organisers said they were forming a council to defend the revolution and negotiate with the military
MY reports on the first youth press conference:
Youth leaders on Monday unveiled their blueprint for the upcoming transitional period, calling on the Egyptian Armed Forces to sack the existing cabinet and guarantee the implementation of democratic reforms.
In a policy paper handed out at a press conference on Monday, the “Coalition of Young Revolutionaries” called on the military to form a new interim government of technocrats within one month. This cabinet should be headed by “a patriotic civil personality that the people respect and trust.”
“We ask the armed forces to sort this issue out as soon as possible and dismiss all cabinet figures that belong to the National Democratic Party (NDP),” youth representative Shady Harb told reporters.
Later this week, the coalition is expected to raise a plethora of other demands listed in their policy paper, including the lifting of Egypt’s longstanding state of emergency; the abolition of martial laws and exceptional courts; dismantling of the NDP and the appropriation of all its assets by the state; respecting the right to form associations, unions and media outlets; dissolving the notoriously oppressive State Security Apparatus; and releasing all political prisoners.
The policy paper also calls for the abrogation of the restrictive law regulating the formation of political parties within ten days, and the drafting of a new law for the exercise of political rights within one month.
Towards a political party (MY):
A group of young activists are already in the process of creating a party called the 25 January Party for Development and Renaissance, which they consider “the first practical and democratic party in Egypt’s modern history.” They describe themselves as young people with no previous political affiliations who took part in the protests.
Adham Hassan, one of the party’s founders, says it has already received 50,000 applications and is now choosing its 50 founding members.
2. Wael Ghonim
Youth movement met with the military for the first time on Feb 13.
The two faces are W Ghonim and Amr Salama
That meeting was the known first face-to-face meeting the military has held with opposition leaders since taking charge of the country on Friday, after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
Mr. Ghonim gave a detailed account of the meeting on the youth movement's Facebook page. He said the military appeared interested in a genuine dialog and seemed sincere in its pledges to meet protestors' demands.
The army also pledged to secure the release of detainees arrested during the demonstrations, according to Mr. Ghonim. The generals discussed with youth leaders how to ensure free and fair elections, Mr. Ghonim wrote. There was no way to confirm Mr. Ghonim's account of his meeting with the military, and the military has yet to issue a statement of its own regarding the outcome of its meeting with youth protest leaders.
"In summary of our meeting, I trust in the Egyptian army," Mr. Ghomim wrote on Facebook.
Ahmend Maher is often quoted next to Ghonim.
(Filmmaker Amr Salama, an ally of Ghonim, has been meeting with generals while trying to finish a movie on AIDS that he wants to submit to the Cannes Film Festival.)
Acc. to LA Times there is a split among the youth : between the "revolutionary movement" and the faces of the internet campaign". The first talks with the military involved only the latter. (Feb 17)
"The guys from the coalition didn't like it," said Nagar, who has a persistent cough after inhaling tear gas during demonstrations. "They accused us of selling out the blood of the martyrs. And now that same coalition is trying to meet and talk to anyone they can. We are split from them completely."
Ghonim and other activists, including those with the April 6 youth movement, met about a year ago through the new National Front for Change, founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei. They studied methods for nonviolent protests and political movements that upended autocratic governments in Ukraine and Serbia.
Unlike a number of coalition members, Ghonim did not have a long history in the dissident camp. One coalition member referred to the Google executive as "just the support" because he posted a Facebook page that helped provide a catalyst for the demonstrations.
"Ghonim and Nagar are working individually and they don't represent any parties or political direction," said Nasser Abdel Hamid, a Jan. 25 coalition member. "The coalition is the only youth group that represents six of the most prominent political parties that have been active in Egypt over the last four or five years. We are planning to expand."
3: NDP:
WaPo: "several of Mubarak's ministers and party officials resigned Friday and Saturday as they tried to distance themselves from his discredited government."
Especially Hossam Badrawy tries to profile himself as a potential new face of NDP.
Thousands of memebers leave the party MY:
Resigned members announced their intention to establish a new party better able to fulfill their demands and respond to the aspirations of the Egyptian people
The party’s executive committee has changed twice since 5 February.
A group led by former Party Chairman Safwat al-Sherif, members such as Gamal Mubarak (Hosni Mubarak's son) and others resigned after accusations were directed at the NDP leadership regarding the calamitous 3 February clashes.
Then the newly appointed chairman, Hossam Badrawy--much less stigmatized--resigned from the party on television, moments before the recently appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak’s resignation on 11 February.
Many of the allegations concern infringements since Gamal Mubarak entered the fray in 2002 to found the NDP's Policies Secretariat, which he chaired.
Gamal, along with steel tycoon Ezz, instigated policies and a party framework that were seen as monopolizing the political scene in Egypt.
Presently the remaining party leadership is conducting a series of workshops and focus groups to look into a way forward for the party. “We hope to return to the founding principles of the party,” says Abdellah.
Reports of large numbers of resignations from the NDP’s three-million-strong membership have circulated, with no confirmed figures.
Then the newly appointed chairman, Hossam Badrawy--much less stigmatized--resigned from the party on television, moments before the recently appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak’s resignation on 11 February.
Many of the allegations concern infringements since Gamal Mubarak entered the fray in 2002 to found the NDP's Policies Secretariat, which he chaired.
Gamal, along with steel tycoon Ezz, instigated policies and a party framework that were seen as monopolizing the political scene in Egypt.
Presently the remaining party leadership is conducting a series of workshops and focus groups to look into a way forward for the party. “We hope to return to the founding principles of the party,” says Abdellah.
Reports of large numbers of resignations from the NDP’s three-million-strong membership have circulated, with no confirmed figures.
...there is a large number of “honorable figures” in the NDP who have not lost their credibility with the people--however he believes it is no longer tenable for them to continue working from within that party: “These people, such as Hossan Badrawy, should leave the NDP and form their own parties."
Badrawy has indeed begun work on a new political party, reportedly called the 25 January Party.
4. Muslim Brotherhood won't put up a candidate for president
Speakers:
- Esam al-Erian - most quoted
the head of the Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc, Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katatni
Badrawy has indeed begun work on a new political party, reportedly called the 25 January Party.
4. Muslim Brotherhood won't put up a candidate for president
Speakers:
- Esam al-Erian - most quoted
- Sobhi Saleh, the former secretary general of the Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary group
Sobhi Saleh is the MB's member on the six person committee to amend the constitution, nominated by the army, along with a Copt.
- Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a former member of the Brotherhood’s Guidance Council
Sobhi Saleh is the MB's member on the six person committee to amend the constitution, nominated by the army, along with a Copt.
- Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a former member of the Brotherhood’s Guidance Council
- Muhammed Mursi, a Brotherhood leader who met with Suleiman
the leader reputed to be friendliest to advocates of political participation, Khayrat al-Shatir, remains iprisoned
the newly-elected general guide, Muhammad Badi‘
In a statement on Monday, Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would establish itself as a political party once the Constitution has been amended to allow it to do so.
The group asserted its confidence that Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces would meet all its promises pledged in its fifth statement to the nation on Sunday.
The group asked the armed forces to declare a timetable for amending the Constitution and holding new presidential elections. It also called for abolishing military tribunals and pardoning all political detainees.
It also called for free and fair parliamentary elections under judicial supervision, for abolishing the Emergency Law and forming a new cabinet of ministers approved by the public.
5. Ayman Nour and al-Ghad Party
Wael Nawara, secretary general of Nour's liberal Al Ghad party.
6. Amr Moussa resigned from Arab League and considers running for president.
Acc. to the Guardian: Baradei opposes the rule by military: We need heavy participation by the civilians," said Mohamed ElBaradei, the former nuclear inspector who has become an opposition spokesman. "It cannot be the army running the show."
Army sidesteps B., apparently prefers to deal with W. Ghonim directly.
8. Hizb al-Wasat
(Hizb) Al-Wasat, or “The Center (party)”, the group to which al-Beshry is associated, wasfounded in 1996 by Muslim Brotherhood members. There had been arguments between the Ikhwan and Al-Wasat, but in April 2009 the group joined the “Egyptian Coalition for Change,” an anti-Mubarak alliance which included individuals from the Muslim Brotherhood. This multi-party alliance had formed in 2005 and gained approval from the Ikhwan. Though Al-Wasat claims to be “universalist,” and has even invited members of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority to join its ranks, it argues for Egypt to have strong links with Arab countries, both militarily and politically. Considering the history of pan-Arabism, Al-Wasat’s ideals – if implemented – are hardly likely to benefit Israel. Al-Wasat has a Facebook page.
- Unions
the newly-elected general guide, Muhammad Badi‘
In a statement on Monday, Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would establish itself as a political party once the Constitution has been amended to allow it to do so.
The group asserted its confidence that Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces would meet all its promises pledged in its fifth statement to the nation on Sunday.
The group asked the armed forces to declare a timetable for amending the Constitution and holding new presidential elections. It also called for abolishing military tribunals and pardoning all political detainees.
It also called for free and fair parliamentary elections under judicial supervision, for abolishing the Emergency Law and forming a new cabinet of ministers approved by the public.
5. Ayman Nour and al-Ghad Party
Wael Nawara, secretary general of Nour's liberal Al Ghad party.
6. Amr Moussa resigned from Arab League and considers running for president.
|7. Muhammad al-Baradei and his committe
Army sidesteps B., apparently prefers to deal with W. Ghonim directly.
8. Hizb al-Wasat
(Hizb) Al-Wasat, or “The Center (party)”, the group to which al-Beshry is associated, wasfounded in 1996 by Muslim Brotherhood members. There had been arguments between the Ikhwan and Al-Wasat, but in April 2009 the group joined the “Egyptian Coalition for Change,” an anti-Mubarak alliance which included individuals from the Muslim Brotherhood. This multi-party alliance had formed in 2005 and gained approval from the Ikhwan. Though Al-Wasat claims to be “universalist,” and has even invited members of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority to join its ranks, it argues for Egypt to have strong links with Arab countries, both militarily and politically. Considering the history of pan-Arabism, Al-Wasat’s ideals – if implemented – are hardly likely to benefit Israel. Al-Wasat has a Facebook page.
- Unions
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