Chairman of Egypt’s Reform and Development Party Mohamed Anwar Al Sadat said that he decided to delay his press conference to announce his position from the coming presidential elections, saying that he needs to review his position whether to run for the presidency or not.
He added that he followed the systematic campaign to smear Egypt’s former candidate for the presidency Ahmed Shafiq after his decision to run for the presidency. He revealed that the conference will be held during the first half of January.
He revealed that he is keen to contact with a large number of political currents and parties during the current period to gain their confidence and to coordinate with them during the coming period.
He added that there are a number of experts and specialists who are currently working to prepare his electoral program if he took the final decision to run for the presidential elections. He said the program is based on separation of powers and defining their respective functions, supporting low-income people and improving the economic situation of the country.
He confirmed that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is patriotic and sincere, but that there are mistakes in which the parties are not allowed to express their opinion.
Regarding the decision to exclude him from the parliament, Sadat said that the number of people who were keen to congratulate him for leaving the parliament was more than those people who were keen to congratulate for winning the latest parliamentary elections.
He blamed the parliament for ignoring the economic conditions of Egyptian citizens during the current critical period witnessed in the country, saying that they performed a major role to pass the laws which affected the daily life of Egyptian people.
He stressed that the parliament commit a big mistake when it approved the Treaty of Maritime Demarcation concluded between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, saying that such an agreement will be a shame in Egypt’s parliamentary history.