{"id":13232,"date":"2025-11-29T20:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hossambadrawi.com\/new\/en\/dr-hossam-badrawi-writes-for-al-mawqi-the-absurdity-of-parliamentary-elections-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T23:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T21:51:26","slug":"dr-hossam-badrawi-writes-for-al-mawqi-the-absurdity-of-parliamentary-elections-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hossambadrawi.com\/en\/dr-hossam-badrawi-writes-for-al-mawqi-the-absurdity-of-parliamentary-elections-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hossam Badrawi writes for Al-Mawqi\u2018: The Absurdity of Parliamentary Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At a moment when parliamentary elections are supposed to symbolize freedom of choice and political pluralism, the electoral process in Egypt has turned into a farcical stage lacking the most basic elements of democracy. The absence of genuine party competition, and the domination of the executive authority \u2014 through its security agencies \u2014 over the formation of the unified national list, has turned Parliament from an elected institution into something resembling an appointed body.<\/p>\n

What makes the scene even more grotesque is the public circulation of \u201cprices\u201d for parliamentary seats, with chairs being sold for between 20 and 50 million Egyptian pounds per candidate, in exchange for guaranteeing their inclusion in the unified list or securing their position as individual candidates with official blessing. This reality raises a fundamental question: does the election process retain any meaning when it becomes a marketplace for financial bidding?<\/p>\n

And why is there no public investigation into this grave matter, nor any official clarification confirming or denying these claims?
Where do these millions come from, where do they go, and what is the secret behind all this?
I truly hope these are only rumors \u2014 but in politics, perception becomes reality even without evidence.<\/p>\n

In medicine, treating symptoms is important, but true healing comes from treating the illness itself. Society is like the human body, and what we see in the elections \u2014 the issues we complain about \u2014 are symptoms of a deeper disease: disrespect for the Constitution, the desire for dominance, authoritarian rule, and the absence of separation of powers.<\/p>\n

Public life is filled with examples of treating symptoms instead of curing the root cause. Private tutoring is a symptom of deteriorating education. Tuk-tuks and informal transport are symptoms of the state\u2019s failure to build a proper public transportation system. Informal housing is a symptom of the absence of planning\u2026 and so on.<\/p>\n

The selling of parliamentary seats and the absolute unified list not only destroy the principle of equality and justice among citizens, but they also turn Parliament into a club for the wealthy and into pieces on the chessboard of authority \u2014 with few exceptions. They marginalize competence and distort popular representation. Even worse, these practices empty constitutional texts of their meaning and transform the state into an entity where capital and security control \u2014 even if their intentions are good \u2014 dominate the political scene.<\/p>\n

International Comparison: Does this happen elsewhere?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In any genuine democratic system \u2014 even in developing countries \u2014 such blatant selling of seats would never be allowed. Political money does exist worldwide, from campaign financing in the United States to vote-buying in poorer nations, but it rarely reaches the point of officially or semi-officially selling seats under the sponsorship of the ruling authority.<\/p>\n

What is happening in Egypt goes beyond the absurdity of the electoral process \u2014 it abolishes the essence of democracy itself. Elections are not decorative ornaments to beautify the image of a government; they are meant to reflect the will of the people. When stripped of that meaning, what remains is a form of \u201cdisguised appointment\u201d that has nothing to do with true election.<\/p>\n

Impact on the Future of Democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n

This model paints a bleak future for Egypt. A Parliament built on political corruption and security-driven loyalty will never be an effective legislative or oversight body. Instead, it becomes an extension of the executive authority \u2014 lacking independence and functioning merely as an echo chamber repeating whatever it is instructed to say.<\/p>\n

Such practices also deepen public frustration and political apathy, reinforcing the belief that honest political engagement is futile. This is where the real catastrophe lies: when people lose faith in elections as a tool for peaceful change, the door opens wide to extremism or total withdrawal from public life \u2014 both of which undermine long-term stability.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

The way parliamentary elections are being run today \u2014 and the sale of parliamentary seats \u2014 is a political and moral scandal unparalleled in any serious democratic experience. It signals that some within the ruling system have chosen the easiest path: fabricating legitimacy instead of building genuine national consensus. Unless the principles of free and fair elections are restored, Parliament will remain nothing but a stage for political nonsense, and democracy will remain a distant dream.<\/p>\n

I know how difficult it is to implement the reforms I call for, and I understand the tangled interests that have developed \u2014 interests that make maintaining the status quo the \u201ceasier\u201d path on the surface. But believe me: the civilizational DNA of the Egyptian people will eventually reassert itself and restore things to their proper place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He is the former head of the Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University. He conducted his post graduate studies from 1979 till 1981 in the United States. He was elected as a member of the Egyptian Parliament and chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in the Parliament from 2000 till 2005. As a politician, Dr. Hossam Badrawi was known for his independent stances. His integrity won the consensus of all people from various political trends. During the era of former president Hosni Mubarak he was called The Rationalist in the National Democratic Party NDP because his political calls and demands were consistent to a great extent with calls for political and democratic reform in Egypt. He was against extending the state of emergency and objected to the National Democratic Party's unilateral constitutional amendments during the January 25, 2011 revolution. He played a very important political role when he defended, from the very first beginning of the revolution, the demonstrators' right to call for their demands. He called on the government to listen and respond to their demands. Consequently and due to Dr. Badrawi's popularity, Mubarak appointed him as the NDP Secretary General thus replacing the members of the Bureau of the Commission. During that time, Dr. Badrawi expressed his political opinion to Mubarak that he had to step down. He had to resign from the party after 5 days of his appointment on February 10 when he declared his political disagreement with the political leadership in dealing with the demonstrators who called for handing the power to the Muslim Brotherhood. Therefore, from the very first moment his stance was clear by rejecting a religion-based state which he considered as aiming to limit the Egyptians down to one trend. He considered deposed president Mohamed Morsi's decision to bring back the People's Assembly as a reinforcement of the US-supported dictatorship. He was among the first to denounce the incursion of Morsi's authority over the judicial authority, condemning the Brotherhood militias' blockade of the Supreme Constitutional Court. 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