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The Real Story: 30/10/2015 06:06 GMT: Egypt: Democracy or Dictatorship?

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Egypt: democracy or dictatorship?

30/10/2015 06:06 GMT

30/10/2015 06:06 GMT: Egypt: Democracy or Dictatorship?

Egypt: Democracy or Dictatorship?

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Can meaningful parliamentary elections take place in Egypt?

Can meaningful parliamentary elections take place in Egypt under the rule of President Sisi?

More than two years after the overthrow of elected president Mohammed Morsi, Egyptians are going to the polls in the final stage of a promised return to parliamentary democracy. Morsi, whose government was backed by the Muslim Brotherhood, remains in jail; President Sisi, who led the overthrow of Morsi’s government, has been accused of treating his opponents harshly - and press freedoms have been severely curtailed. So, is this democratic process meaningful, or merely a veil for control by the military establishment? Join Owen Bennett Jones and his guests as they discuss Egypt’s democratic path.

(Photo: Egyptian protesters. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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