Minimum Diversity on Presidential Team

President Morsi announced the members of his presidential team (4 assistants and 17 consulants) on August 27, 2012. Among those who were expected to join the Presidential team are Samir Morkos, a Christian and former head of an Egyptian NGO, and Pakinam Al Sharqawi, a woman political science professor at Cairo University. The announcement brought surprise news of the appointment of Essam El Erian, a leading figure from the Muslim Brotherhood, to the President's advisory body. The number of Islamist figures named in the presidential team has drawn criticism from liberal and secular figures, especially as it comes with news that Islamists will likely dominate at least 60 percent of local government posts The April 6 Movement said that it is disappointed that the team does not include more representatives from Egypt's youth. News also comes that the government is drafting a new emergency law.