The Support Egypt Coalition, a pro-government parliamentary coalition that controls a majority of 350 seats in parliament, is not ruling out transforming into a political party, the coalition spokesman, MP Salah Hasballah, said on Monday. “The idea of turning the coalition to a political party does exist, but it is not being discussed seriously until now,” Hasballah added. He highlighted that some coalition members have expressed support for the idea, but there is no majority support for any decision. MP Gamal Abdel Aal, a member of the Political Bureau of the coalition, dismissed the rumors about the transition to a party as just parliamentary, political and media controversy that has not yet taken shape. “Egypt needs large political parties competing in political life, especially in the presence of more than 100 parties that do not have a presence or influence in the street,” he added.

Source: Egypt Independent April 10, 2018 10:18 UTC