Dr. Ahmad Sa’īd, leader of the Free Egyptians Party, said that the MB are trying to monopolize the legislative and executive branches.
Eng. Abū al-‘Ilā Mādī, leader of al-Wasat Party considered the nomination of al-Shātir as the "most dangerous wrong decision by the MB”.
Dr. ‘Ammār ‘Alī Hassan political activist and expert on Islamist movements, said that the MB, in coordination with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), are supporting the nomination of al-Shātir.
On the other hand, the Salafī Front considered the Shātir nomination as a “blow in the face” for the candidacy of Hāzim Salāh Abū Ismā’īl.
Well-informed sources said that there were controversy among young members of the MB about endorsing al-Shātir's nomination for presidency as a large sector of them supports ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh. However, Dr. Salāh al-Fiqī, member of the MB’s Shūrā Council, denied.
Coptic human rights organizations warned of religious tension after the nomination of Shātir because now there are four presidential hopefuls that belong to Islamist movements. [Muhammad Hijāb, Ismā’īl Jum’ah and Hānī ‘Izat, al-Ahrām, April 3, p. 5] Read original article in Arabic
