Egypt: Bill puts Suleiman's presidential bid at risk

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The Egyptian Parliament's Complaints and Proposals Committee approved on Monday a bill amending the presidential elections law by adding a clause banning former Mubarak regime figures from running for president, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported.

According to the report, the move seeks to terminate the bids of former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq from running in the upcoming presidential elections. The bill may also jeopardize former Arab League Secretary-General AmrAccording to the bill, those who served in leading government positions in the five years leading up to former President Hosni Mubarak's resignation on February 11, 2011 are banned for 10 years from running for the posts of president, vice president, prime minister and government minister. Included are those who were presidential staff, security, parliament members and ruling party officials, Al-Ahram reported.

The committee unanimously approved the bill after installing the changes backed by the manpower minister, especially those made to the paragraphs talking about retroactive application of the law and naming officials appointed by the deposed president.

According to the bill, those who served in leading government positions in the five years leading up to former President Hosni Mubarak's resignation on February 11, 2011 are banned for 10 years from running for the posts of president, vice president, prime minister and government minister. Included are those who were presidential staff, security, parliament members and ruling party officials, Al-Ahram reported.

The committee unanimously approved the bill after installing the changes backed by the manpower minister, especially those made to the paragraphs talking about retroactive application of the law and naming officials appointed by the deposed president.

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So ends Egypt's experiment in democracy.