Mubarak: Despite some irregularities elections were transparent
President Hosni Mubarak hails the NDP for its sweeping majority in the parliamentary elections, as well as the performance of the Higher Council for Elections
Dina Ezzat, Sunday 12 Dec 2010
President Hosni Mubarak Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
"As chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) I was pleased with the majority secured by the party but as president of Egypt I would have preferred to see more representation by the opposition," said President Hosni Mubarak.
Mubarak was addressing the NDP Parliament Bureau today at 11 am at the Cairo International Conference Center ahead of the beginning of a new Parliamentary session.
In his speech Mubarak acknowledged irregularities that took place during parliamentary elections but said they only occurred in a few electoral districts and were promptly addressed by the Higher Committee for Elections.
Mubarak also gave credit to what he termed the proper administration on the part of the state authorities regarding the irregularities where they occurred.
"We have a lot of hard work ahead of us to improve the quality of services provided to Egyptian citizens and to pass the required laws necessary for equity in the distribution of growth and development," Mubarak said at the NDP meeting.
The NDP, the president said, "is and has been trying to build a new reality and to introduce a tangible improvement to the life of every Egyptian citizen wherever they might be across the nation."
The NDP meeting recognized the re-election of NDP member Fathi Sorrour as Speaker of Parliament.
According to Safwat El-Sherif, the NDP secretary-general, Mubarak will address the joint session of the upper and lower house of parliament on 19 December.
The NDP is planning its annual – and delayed – conference on 25 December.
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