The Salafi-led Nour Party has decided not to withdraw confidence from the government of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, while the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, which won the majority of seats in Parliament, insisted on continuing procedures for the withdrawal.
“The party decided in a Sunday meeting to give the government a chance until the end of June to improve its services,” said Nour Party legal adviser Talaat Marzouk.
Meanwhile, party president Emad Abdel Ghafour said he would urge the Brotherhood to accept a limited cabinet reshuffle and concentrate on the new constitution and the presidential election.
“Neither we nor the Brotherhood have the experience to take over the government at the moment,” Abdel Ghafour said. “A limited reshuffle gives us both the chance to assume responsibility gradually.”
Last month, the Nour Party said that it is a national necessity for Ganzouri to step down in order to safeguard the interest of the country, save the ailing economy and address the security vacuum.
FJP president Mohamed Morsy has said that the government is unable to make effective decisions that meet the aspirations of Egyptian society after the revolution, and should therefore be removed.
“We are ready to assume responsibility as we are the parliamentary majority,” he said, adding that his party would form a coalition government in cooperation with all political parties so as to truly represent the whole of society.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
