The past months have witnessed a sharp increase in political activity and a proliferation of new political movements both opposing and supporting the regime. Such groups include Writers for Change, Journalists for Change, Teachers for Change, the Egyptian Mothers Organization, the Movement of White Scarves, Kefaya (Enough), Mish Kefaya (Not Enough), and the Continuity for Prosperity Movement, among others. However, the group that warrants the most interest is the National Coalition for Democratic Transformation (NCDT) given the fact that it is composed of a number of former higher-echelon officials and individuals previously believed to be affiliated with the regime. Yet, it is calling for comprehensive reform to save Egypt from further decline.

The NCDT movement? which was launched on the 9th of June 2005? was founded by former Prime Minister Aziz Sidqi and it includes several high caliber lawmakers, professors, intellectuals, political and economic experts, journalists, as well as several former ministers. The group's main goal is to struggle against the "dictatorship and corruption of the regime". The group's founders consider constitutional change the most crucial component of any real reform, hence its plans to draft an entirely new constitution to be presented to the regime together with its proposal for a comprehensive reform agenda. Mustafa Bakri, spokesmen of the NCDT and editor-in-chief of the Osboa newspaper, warned " if the ruling NDP does not consider our agenda, the entire country will go to hell."

The eminence of many NCDT members, coupled with the association's declaration that it rejects foreign intervention and its repeated assertions that none of its members seek public office, increases the movement's credibility. Several political forces, including the Muslim Brotherhood, welcomed the advent of the NCDT to the Egyptian political scene. On its side, the NCDT declared its intention to work for the creation of a united front with all movements that seek democratization in order to present the regime with a unified, forceful strategy of reform. Composed as it is of prominent former politicians and intellectuals, the NCDT is well placed to serve as a mediator between the regime and the more radical opposition because unlike Kefaya, for example, it does not directly target the President
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