Coptic Church to support independents in run-off Elections

Ragab Ramadan 04/12/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church will support independent candidates in Alexandria against Islamist parties in the run-offs for the first phase of the parliamentary elections, according to Kamil Seddiq Sawiris, secretary of the church’s Coptic Ecclesiastical Council. The first phase began on 28 November and has seen the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi-led Nour Party winning the most seats