“National Dialogue in Egypt: Excluded Issues and Progress Update”

Books – Islam Lutfi:

Journalist Diaa Rashwan, general coordinator of the National Dialogue, identified 3 issues that were excluded from discussion in the National Dialogue, represented in amending the constitution, national security, and foreign policy, as agreed upon by the Board of Trustees.

He stated that there is no participation of two groups in the national dialogue, represented by those who practiced violence or participated, or those who reject the country’s constitution.

He made it clear that all issues are presented with different weights in favor of a democratic state, and there is no exclusion of any issue, nor a single red line on any kind of theses except what is required by the constitution and the law.

He pointed out that until this moment, no political or partisan force has issued a statement about refusing to participate in the dialogue, and everyone is in a state of real consensus. Even some forces that deviate from the legitimacy of the constitution and rule in Egypt have tried to express their desire.

He stressed that the technical secretariat of the dialogue received tens of thousands of names and proposals until the last moment, and what happened in the year was a dialogue between all parties and bridges of trust between all and removing the fog that sometimes hung over the relations of the parties, and at the same time the Board of Trustees was continuing its organizational and structural work, and excluded Any kind of imbalance and the Board of Trustees formed 3 major axes “economic, political and societal”, and each ax was divided into a number of committees until they all reached 19 committees, and not a single complaint occurred from any party that it is not present in a state of balance in the management of the national dialogue either From the Board of Trustees or the rapporteurs and assistants.

The activities of the “opening session to start the national dialogue sessions” were launched yesterday, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, with the wide and effective participation of various political and trade union forces, civil society, public figures and experts.

The Board of Trustees of the National Dialogue considered that the launch of the dialogue is the beginning of a new phase that includes discussion sessions, in which all segments of the Egyptian people participate at one table, to discuss many issues and proposals presented with the aim of reaching outputs for the benefit of the Egyptian citizen, and as a milestone in the process of building towards the Republic. new.