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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 12 - 18 October 2000 Issue No. 503 
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 12 - 18 October 2000 Issue No. 503
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Egypt Elections Palestine International Economy Opinion Culture Books Interview Travel Living Sports Profile People Time Out Chronicles Cartoons Letters Sameh Ashour:
Sole representative
Sameh Ashour, a prominent Nasserist lawyer, will contest the elections, representing the constituency of Saqolta in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag. Ashour occupies the post of the Nasserist Party's deputy secretary-general and enjoys the support of many party members. He was the only Nasserist member of the outgoing People's Assembly and this, he feels, placed a heavy burden on his shoulders.
Sameh Ashour
Ashour views the disputes inside the Nasserist Party as natural and believes that they will not affect the party's performance in the elections. In his electoral platform, Ashour urges the government to upgrade the public services offered Upper Egyptians. He also calls for putting limitations on the process of privatising public sector companies or else the national economy will be negatively affected.
In addition to his participation in parliamentary elections, Ashour also intends to run in the long-delayed elections of the Bar Association, when they take place. He will compete for the seat of syndicate chairman.
Ashour has been politically active since the 1970s. He took part in the student movement, protesting President Anwar El-Sadat's initial reluctance to wage war against Israel.
Like Hamdin Sabahi, Ashour was detained by El-Sadat in September 1981. He remained behind bars for three months and, following his release, became politically active at the Bar Association. He served as a member of the Bar Association's Council between 1985-1996, when the council was dissolved. In 1986, he was elected as a member of the Arab Lawyers Union.
