Egyptian elections a sham, says opposition amid calls for boycott

The Guardian writes, Mohamed ElBaradei of National Salvation Front says he will not join poll 'deception', after Hamdeen Sabbahi withdrew last week Two leading Egyptian opposition figures have called for a boycott of the parliamentary elections, saying they refuse to legitimise a sham process. Mohamed ElBaradei – a former UN diplomat and a founding member of the National Salvation Front (NSF), a coalition of non-Islamist parties – said he would "not be part of an act of deception". Last week, his ally Hamdeen Sabbahi withdrew his leftwing Popular Current party from the elections for similar reasons. The NSF…

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