Difficult political project ahead for new leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
The next leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood will have to heal divisions between moderates and conservatives if the opposition group is to have any political role, a senior member of the group said.
Internal elections for the Brotherhood’s 16-member governing body, known as the guidance bureau, were held last week for the first time in 14 years, with members of the old guard securing the bulk of the seats.
Ideological differences within the group, officially banned but tolerated, have been aggravated by the inflexibility of a number of senior members, Abdel-Moneim Abul-Futuh told Reuters in an interview on Saturday.
“The Brotherhood is more active politically now than previously, but has grown more conservative in thought,” following years of state oppression and curtailment of its freedom of assembly and participation, said Abul-Futuh, a prominent reformist member.
