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Al Wafd Party Chairman Al Sayed Al Badawi has called for a meeting later this month to discuss amending the party\u2019s bylaws before his term ends in June, leading to tension within the party, Ahram Online reports<\/a>. The majority of the party\u2019s Supreme Committee voted last month to postpone the discussions until a new chairman is elected, and many party leaders have also objected to discussing bylaw amendments in the \u201ctense climate\u201d of electing Al Badawi\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Al Wafd Party Chairman Al Sayed Al Badawi has called for a meeting later this month to discuss amending the party\u2019s bylaws before his term ends in June, leading to tension within the party, Ahram Online reports. 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