Egypt Islamists reach out to rivals
The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood was edging towards a dominant role in Egypt's first free parliament in decades yesterday, but said it would not impose its will over a new constitution and would work with all political rivals on the blueprint.
"All political forces and intellectuals in Egypt, regardless of their political and religious allegiances, will take part in writing the constitution," said Mursi, whose comments were published on the Muslim Brotherhood's website on Tuesday.
Egyptians went to the polls for a second day in the final stage of the election for the assembly's lower house, the first free legislative vote since military officers overthrew the monarchy in 1952.
The vote is part of the ruling army council's plan to hand power to civilians before July, ending its turbulent interregnum that began with the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in February in a popular uprising.
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