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Polling begins in Egypt to elect new pro-Sisi parliament

– Brotherhood missing –

The constitution empowers parliament to move a no-confidence motion against the president and also gives lawmakers 15 days to review all presidential decrees.

But experts say the ability of parliamentarians might be close to zero given the absence of any real opposition.

The Brotherhood dominated the last assembly but is now been banned after being blacklisted as a “terrorist organisation,” while leftist and secular movements that led the 2011 uprising are boycotting or are badly represented in the polls.

The Brotherhood had been the main opposition force for decades, fielding candidates in parliamentary elections under Mubarak despite an official ban.

It took 44 percent of seats in the first free democratic elections following Mubarak’s ouster in 2011.

That parliament was dissolved in June 2012, but the Brotherhood’s popularity shone through days later when Morsi, a civilian, was elected, putting an end to six decades of presidents coming from military ranks.

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