EGYPT: Constitutional Referendum
Following the events of the past few months, Egypt will hold a referendum on March 19th to change some amendments in certain articles in 1971constitution.
The main proposed changes would shorten the presidential term from six to four years, while creating a two-term limit. It would also make it easier to run for president by lowering the eligibility to either collecting 30,000 signatures from at least 15 provinces, or from 30 members of a chamber of the legislature, or through nomination by a party holding at least a seat in the legislature. It would also make it more difficult for the government to declare and renew a state of emergency.
The official text of the proposed amendments (in English) can be found here.
For more information on Egypt's electoral system, please visit the IFES Election Guide page on Egypt here.
To share your views on this upcoming referendum, please use the commenting feature below.
SCPR: Women Key In Education Effort Ahead Of Egypt's Vote
While Libya's revolution is being decided by bombs, Egyptians still hope to finish theirs by casting ballots. A referendum is being held Saturday on amending the constitution. It's the first vote on anything since former President Hosni Mubarak lost power in February.
In El Minya, Egypt, Maher Boshra Henein, who runs a nongovernmental organization, took NPR for a ride around the city, the birthplace of Suzanne Mubarak, the ex-ruler's wife.
Here, a teacher is telling the women about the meaning of concepts like majority rule, which hasn't mattered much in Egypt for generations. The women are in their 20s; some are even younger. They have come to class wearing their best clothes: Muslims with heads covered, Christians uncovered. Most are wives or daughters or sisters of quarrymen.
To read the full article, please visit Southern California Public Radio.
Bikyamasr:Egyptian Center for Women's Rights monitors referendum
The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights in coordination with the Egyptian Coalition for Civil Education and Women’s participation monitors the referendum on March 19, 2011.
To read the report, please visit Bikyamasr.
SCPR: Women Key In Education Effort Ahead Of Egypt's Vote
While Libya's revolution is being decided by bombs, Egyptians still hope to finish theirs by casting ballots. A referendum is being held Saturday on amending the constitution. It's the first vote on anything since former President Hosni Mubarak lost power in February.
In El Minya, Egypt, Maher Boshra Henein, who runs a nongovernmental organization, took NPR for a ride around the city, the birthplace of Suzanne Mubarak, the ex-ruler's wife.
Here, a teacher is telling the women about the meaning of concepts like majority rule, which hasn't mattered much in Egypt for generations. The women are in their 20s; some are even younger. They have come to class wearing their best clothes: Muslims with heads covered, Christians uncovered. Most are wives or daughters or sisters of quarrymen.
To read the full article, please visit Southern California Public Radio.
Bikyamasr:Egyptian Center for Women's Rights monitors referendum
The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights in coordination with the Egyptian Coalition for Civil Education and Women’s participation monitors the referendum on March 19, 2011.
To read the report, please visit Bikyamasr.