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Democracy International said on Friday it would monitor Egypt's parliamentary elections but has scaled back its plans after having trouble getting visas for all its staff. Democracy International has been accredited by Egypt's High Election Commission to observe the polls but the U.S. based group said in a statement that "some visas for accredited core team members and short-term observers have not been issued and most visas have not been issued for the duration necessary to observe the entire election process." It said that without*the necessary and appropriate visas for its accredited observers it would not be able to conduct the comprehensive observation it originally expected to carry out. Egypt's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.More...