World press on Egyptian opposition (January 21, 2013)

"In Egypt, coalition of groups opposed to Islamists is fracturing" is an article published today by the Washington Post.
"Egypt’s disparate opposition groups remain so divided that analysts and activists say they risk losing the last major decision-making body in the country to Islamists when the country votes in upcoming parliamentary elections," the article starts.
"…petty infighting, ideological differences and disorganization in the ranks have rendered the chances of unity at the ballot box increasingly unlikely. The result, analysts say, is likely to be further gains for the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafist Nour Party, which together won 72 percent of parliamentary seats last year, in the first national election since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak."
"Now the factions are splintering over economic policy, as the country’s economic crisis deepens. And they’re bitterly divided over whether members of Mubarak’s old government and now defunct ruling party should be accepted on the ballot."
"That a semblance of unity still exists behind closed doors, where the parties have strived in recent weeks to define specific policies and assemble candidate lists despite the odds, is “thanks to the danger of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis,” Abulghar said."
The article concludes with a statement by Gamal Soltan, a professor of political science at the American University in Cairo, who said that "the opposition has learned some lessons from their bitter experiences in Egypt’s fledgling and deeply imperfect democracy. But they’re unlikely to overcome their differences in time for the next, critical vote, he said."