El Wafd Party chairman Bahaa Abu Shouka has resigned his post amid rifts in the party ahead of this year’s parliamentary elections, Youm7 reports, carrying a copy of his resignation letter. Abu Shouka wrote that his resignation is designed to help unify the party ahead of the elections, which kick off on 21 October. Al Wafd members are currently split over whether the party should contest the election as part of a coalition.

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