Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
The POMED Wire


Head of Arab League Calls for Multi-Party Democracy in Egypt

January 31st, 2011 by Naureen

On Sunday, the head of the Arab League Amr Moussa said he wanted to see a multi-party democracy emerge in Egypt and called on President Hosni Mubarak to respond to protesters’ demands for reforms rather than reshuffling ministers: “This new government should be just the beginning, just a new prime minister and new ministers does not necessarily mean a change, clear lines of policy will have to be declared.” And while he is not seeking presidency, he did not rule out playing a role if the country did move to a multi-party system. He also called on Arab leaders to take note: “The Arab world now is on the path of change. This is the motto now, reform, change, modernisation.”


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