By Moataz El Fegiery
This paper discusses the horizon of democracy and human rights in Egypt in light of the coming parliamentary and presidential elections. It starts by analyzing the current political landscape. It then highlights the main limitations before political and civil activism in Egypt and finally, presents a short analysis for the European Union’s engagement in domestic politics in Egypt. The paper argues that although Egypt has experienced a vibrant political and civil activism over the last two years around the demand of political and constitutional reform, the ruling political elite has not yet become under significant internal or external pressure that can lead to a paradigm shift from the Egyptian traditional authoritarian politics to a more open and democratic political system.
