The National Salvation Front (NSF) will boycott parliamentary elections and stage protests next Friday calling for the abolishment of the constitution and early presidential elections if President Mohamed Morsy fails to meet their demands.
The group’s Secretary General Ahmed El-Borai made the announcement during a press conference at the Wafd Party headquarters on Saturday.
The group also called on President Mohamed Morsy to form a fact-finding mission to investigate the deaths of protesters killed during nationwide protests yesterday, adding that it holds Morsy responsible for the deaths and that it “mourned those who were killed”.
Morsy must also dismiss Prime Minister Hesham Qandil’s government, appoint a “national salvation” government to save the economy, and form a neutral legislative committee tasked with making amendments to the newly adopted constitution.
The NSF is also calling for the cancellation of all effects resulting from Morsy’s 22 November 2012 constitutional decree, including the appointment of Prosecutor General Talaat Abdalla, who Morsy appointed directly.
Finally, the NSF is demanding the Muslim Brotherhood pursue proper channels to become a legally-recognised organisation. The NSF argues this is necessary given the prominent role which the Brotherhood currently plays in running the country’s affairs.
If Morsy fails to meet these demands in the coming few days, the NSF says, it will call on Egyptians to take to the streets once again on Friday to call for the abolishment of the constitution, replacing it with the 1971 constitution with its March 2011 amendments, temporarily, until a new one is drafted. The protests will also be calling for early presidential elections.
The NSF also announced it will not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections unless these demands are met, adding that it is currently in permanent assembly until further developments arise.
