Late sometimes isn’t much better than never. The Socialist International expelled Mubarak’s party at the end of January because it has failed to” live up to its promises”. Here’ sthe “Dear Hosni” letter.
Dear General Secretary,
The National Democratic Party of Egypt became a member of the Socialist International in June 1989, at the XVIII Congress held in Stockholm.
This decision was based upon the desire of the Socialist International to build a partnership with your organisation in the search for peace and security in that region of the world, so crucial to global stability. The International, as a movement for peace, recognised in this decision the will of the NDP and its leadership to sincerely engage in this quest, as has indeed been evident over the last thirty years.
Along with this, the Socialist International wanted to encourage the development of multi-party democracy in Egypt by expanding relationships in that part of the world, as democracy is for our movement a fundamental pillar upon which to secure the rights and freedoms of our citizens and to achieve social and economic progress.
Our International certainly recognises that what we managed to do together in our common work to contribute to peace, particularly between Israelis and Palestinians, and to foster a new climate in the region conducive to the recognition of a two-state solution has had a positive and lasting impact.
On the other hand, the lack of developments in relation to democracy in Egypt has left us deeply troubled, notwithstanding the hopeful moments which had arisen during the 80s and led to membership of the NDP in the SI and then again in the mid- 2000s when a measure of important internal changes had taken place within the NDP.
The current massive calls being made today by the citizens of Egypt for freedoms and rights point to the dramatic failure of the Egyptian government to deliver to its people and to the failings of the NDP to live up to its promises. The use of violence, with scores dead and injured, is totally incompatible with the policies and principles of any social democratic party anywhere in the world.
Consequently, we consider that a party in government that does not listen, that does not move and that does not immediately initiate a process of meaningful change in these circumstances, cannot be a member of the Socialist International.
We are, as of today, ceasing the membership of the NDP, however we remain determined to cooperate with all the democrats in Egypt striving to achieve an open, democratic, inclusive and secular state.
Yours sincerely,
Luis Ayala
Secretary General
Espero que los que como tu se apresuran a acorralar al NDP al mismo tiempo que Mubarak asuman en el futuro la responsabilidad de lo que estan haciendo ahora, sobre todo cuando la hermandad musulmanda haga salir del pais o asesine a los dos millones de catolicos egipcios , implemente la ley sharia, etc.
Mubarak ofreci’o una salida razonable y la ejecutiva actual del NDP dimitio. No entiendo por que es tambien necesario expulsar al partido, que es la orgasnizacion que separa a Egipto de un sistema feudal musulman.
Margarita,
let’s accept that there are problems with the Muslim Brotherhood. There still remains the question of how the Socialist International was able to keep Mubarak as a member during his 30 years of dictatorship, torture and supporting Israel. And that’s before we even start thinking about the fact that he presides over a society in which 40% of the population live on $2 a day.
Bueno, yo no veo a la Segunda Internacional haciendo nada en contra de Turquia por la ocupacion de Chipre, o en contra de Marruecos por la del Sahara.
Estoy de acuerto que Egipto deberia haber sido expulsado hace muchos años, quizás nunca debió entrar en primer lugar, pero pienso que este es el peor momento para expulsar al partido de Mubarak.
Y no me olvido quien esta en el poder en Palestina. Hamas esta haciendo la vida de los cristianos en Palestina cada vez más difícil, y aunque tres cuartos de su presupuesto le llega de ayuda europea, los cristianos palestinos no ven un euro. Lo siento pero no puedo ver las cosas en blanco y negro y saltarme el gris. Veo las imagenes en tv y a la multitud gritando el slogan de “Islam es la solución”, la casi ausencia de mujeres entre ellos, y las que están son claramente islamistas…oigo las mentiras de Reed a su vuelta de Egipto diciendo que los de la hermandad musulmana estaban codo con codo en la plaza…y me siento incapaz de verlo claro y tomar partido. Envidio a los que lo pueden hacer.