Egyptian opposition demands Mubarak step down, parliament removed, fair elections held

"The government will be formed from all the participants of the revolution from different movements. The parliament of Egypt must be removed, for the new parliament there must be fair elections and legal inquiries, the constitution needs to be completely changed," Ayed told RIA Novosti during protests on Cairo's central Tahrir Square, adding: "This is the people's choice."

Protests throughout Egypt demanding President Hosni Mubarak's resignation have continued for almost two weeks, putting the country into a financial and social vacuum. Mubarak has so far refused to step down and the majority of the opposition has refused to enter into dialogue with the current president.

"We demand that Mubarak leave the country completely and that Mubarak is taken to the people's court because over the last 30 years...he and his thieves have stolen from the people; he has acted violently against the people that's why we demand that there is an international court against this president so that he goes through all of the legal stages and so that he is not in this country," he said.

Ola Shakhbah, one of the organizers of the January 25 Youth Group movement and also a human rights education trainer, said there is an organizational committee that brings the different groups together and that they have no plans of holding dialogue with the current leader.

"We refuse totally to negotiate with Mubarak," she said, adding: "The least of our demands is when Mubarak [steps] down, once Mubarak [steps] down, we will begin talking."

Saturday's protests saw close to 10,000 Egyptians on Tahrir Square and the protests were held relatively civilized. Organizers have said the protests on Sunday could see up to one million people, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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