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The issue with political parties in Egypt is not that we don\u2019t have any on paper, but that <\/strong>they\u2019re \u201cinactive,\u201d<\/strong> Sameh Fawzy writes in a column for Al Shorouk<\/a>. Fawzy points out that there are 104 registered political parties in the country, but that even a knowledgeable citizen would likely be unable to list more than a handful that have become household names.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The issue with political parties in Egypt is not that we don\u2019t have any on paper, but that they\u2019re \u201cinactive,\u201d Sameh Fawzy writes in a column for Al Shorouk. 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