Pro-government voices call for cancellation of Egyptian megaprojects
The Egyptian government is said to be seeking to halt huge construction works across the nation, citing the economic crisis and the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
CAIRO — On May 9, the Egyptian parliament held a plenary session in a bid to suspend national megaprojects due to the economic crisis plaguing the country.
During the session, MP Mustafa Bakri, who is seen as pro-regime, said, “People should be the priority, especially amid the social tension and the suffering of citizens.”
He added that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has decided to implement “projects [to secure] a decent life [for the people], which is significant. Other projects, however, must be temporarily halted despite their importance because of the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war and other global crises.”
On May 11, Maha Abdel Nasser, an MP for the pro-regime Egyptian Social Democratic Party — which is allied with the Nation’s Future Party that holds the parliamentary majority — said during a TV interview with journalist Ibrahim Issa, who is also close to the regime, that the government needs to start development projects that “would generate income for the country.”
