Secretary-General of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat al-Sherif on Monday said that President Mubarak will deliver a speech to the party's annual conference delineating his political vision for the near future.
The two-day conference will begin on 9 November.
The party’s election platform will prioritize raising the Egyptian standard of living, according to al-Sherif, who said the party intends to announce time frames and budgets for implementation of relevant initiatives.
Al-Sherif also said candidates for the women's quota seat will be chosen by electoral colleges on 27 October.
A recent NDP general secretariat report said electoral colleges were convened for 132 constituencies and the process was largely well-organized. Electoral conferences in 17 party units, however, were called off due to violations.
Meanwhile, security was recently forced to intervene in a fist fight between supporters of two rival NDP candidates vying for labor seats in Shubra, Cairo.
In another dispute, at the party unit for Mahmasha–another district of Cairo–NDP candidates and officials exchanged accusations of bribery, revolving around purchasing votes.
In the al-Darb al-Ahmar constituency, NDP candidates reportedly dispensed money to NDP members to secure favorable votes. The price for one vote was LE150, according to NDP sources.
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
