Opinion writers take a look at the prospect of local government

Opinion writers take a look at the prospect of local government: We shouldn’t be afraid to decentralize government and grant greater powers to local government, writes Newton for Al Masry Al Youm. However, since the concept of decentralization is a bit alien to Egypt, he advocates for taking a more gradual approach by granting complete local administrative powers to a select few governorates (maybe even one). His piece is part of a growing trend among opinion this week looking into local elections, with some, including Amr Rabei, saying the Local Administration Act should be among the House of Representatives’ top priorities.