Egypt's PM Excludes Possibility of Religious Political Party

Earlier this week, the Egyptian parliament approved constitutional changes that will permit some additional candidates to run for president in future elections. However, according to a report today from Middle East Online, Egypt's prime minister has excluded the possibility that the opposition Muslim Brotherhood could form a party and run a candidate. He said: "They are not a party and they will never be a party because our constitution says that a party cannot be based on religion."