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10th March 2011, 11:49
Egypt's long-repressed Communist Party vowed today to "continue the struggle for justice and national dignity," despite the junta's decision to exclude it from its "dialogue" with other opposition parties.
The party declared in a statement that it has been and will continue to be "present and active in political work in the struggle for national issues and to win greater democratic rights and social development" despite the waves of repression it has endured since its founding in 1921.
Last week Egypt's military rulers met a delegation of businessmen, reformist politicians and intellectuals to discuss the transition to civilian rule.
The delegation included former UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, former Arab League chief Amr Moussa and members of youth groups that organised the massive protests in Tahrir Square - but no Communist representative.
The party condemned "any attempt to exclude the Communists in any national dialogue," and declared that it is now in the process of preparing to regain its rightful place in the country's political process.
It also strongly condemned the Iraqi government's drive to shut down the headquarters of the Iraqi Communist Party, noting that this "threatens the future of political and democratic development in the occupied country.
"We call upon all Iraqi, Arab and world progressive and democratic forces to stand against this decision because history has taught us that the experiences of fascism and totalitarian repressive regimes begin with anti-communism and then move on to hostility to all democratic forces," it said.
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Source:http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news.
The party declared in a statement that it has been and will continue to be "present and active in political work in the struggle for national issues and to win greater democratic rights and social development" despite the waves of repression it has endured since its founding in 1921.
Last week Egypt's military rulers met a delegation of businessmen, reformist politicians and intellectuals to discuss the transition to civilian rule.
The delegation included former UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei, former Arab League chief Amr Moussa and members of youth groups that organised the massive protests in Tahrir Square - but no Communist representative.
The party condemned "any attempt to exclude the Communists in any national dialogue," and declared that it is now in the process of preparing to regain its rightful place in the country's political process.
It also strongly condemned the Iraqi government's drive to shut down the headquarters of the Iraqi Communist Party, noting that this "threatens the future of political and democratic development in the occupied country.
"We call upon all Iraqi, Arab and world progressive and democratic forces to stand against this decision because history has taught us that the experiences of fascism and totalitarian repressive regimes begin with anti-communism and then move on to hostility to all democratic forces," it said.
[email protected]
Source:http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news.