Talk:National Democratic Party (Egypt)

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[edit] Young Reformists vs Old Guard

I feel like these sections are not very well-rounded nor in-depth enough. There has been much said about the relationship between the "Old" and "New guards". Personally, i think the division is over-rated and mostly cosmetic. In fact, i would go as far as to say that this division is a sham that a) serves to create the impression of change (the fall 2005 parliamentary elections demonstrated the impotence of the new ways in securing votes during the first election round and the reverting to the "Old" ways as the elections progressed) and b) is intended to portray Gamal Mubarak and crew (heir-apparent?) as a breath of fresh air, a reformer, just what the country needs. -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bassemkhalifa (talk • contribs) .

First of all, a lot of this reads like original research. There needs to be some articles (with reliable sources) that define the "Young Reformists" and the "Old Guard"; otherwise, we seem to be making the distinction and that is not Wikipedia's purpose. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:09, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I had to remove the entire Young Reformists section here as it was all from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3147682.stm word for word in large parts. If it needs to be there, it needs to be rewritten. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 19:56, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History

Maybe some information about the history of the party. How it has evolved. In particular, it may be a good idea to include more detail on their sudden ostensible move to a systematized "policy-formulating" approach. Over the last couple of years the party/government has made a big show of their "conferences" and the policy secretariat.-- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bassemkhalifa (talk • contribs) .