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2014 Constitution • 12 min read

Sisi seems to reverse position on local council elections, speaker blames ‘deep state’ for delay of bill in Parliament

The delay may point to a power struggle between security and intelligence agencies, sources say.

22 January 2020

Sisi and parliament • 10 min read

A presidential directive to freeze Parliament

New parliamentary formation to be engineered by the National Security Agency

1 October 2019

2014 Constitution • 7 min read

National dialogue on constitutional amendments includes no opposition voices

Randa Mostafa | Figures selected to take part in the national dialogue appear to have been hand-picked

21 March 2019

2014 Constitution • 11 min read

On Egypt’s proposed Senate: A constitution reversed

Mohamed Hamama | The amendments propose a 2nd parliamentary chamber that's just like the abolished Shura Council

7 March 2019

2014 Constitution • 10 min read

The Armed Forces and the Constitution: Amendments grant the military unchecked powers

Randa Mostafa | The amendment's vague wording raises questions about the impact it could have on the military's role

28 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 11 min read

Parliament advances constitutional amendments by overwhelming majority, opposition speaks out

485 out of 596 lawmakers in Egypt's Parliament voted in favor of amending the Constitution

14 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 8 min read

‘Union to Defend the Constitution’ brings opposition forces together to reject constitutional amendments

Political figures announce the establishment of a group formed to oppose constitutional amendments

7 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 9 min read

Constitutional amendments submitted to Parliament could allow Sisi to stay in power until 2034

If passed, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi would be able to run for two further six-year terms

3 February 2019

2014 Constitution • 16 min read

Egypt’s new political order in the making

Ashraf Hakim and Asmahan Soliman | Constitutional amendments will extend Sisi’s term and grant him sweeping powers

4 December 2018

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Ahmed Ezzat

Law to hush up NGOs

Along the lines of the protest law, which the government enforced to restrain the public sphere and hinder

3 August 2014

News

2014 Constitution • 9 min read

National referendum on constitutional amendments to begin 3 days after parliamentary approval

17 April 2019

2014 Constitution • 6 min read

Parliament’s General Committee approves request to amend Constitution

6 February 2019

constitution • 5 min read

8 Egyptian rights groups reject plan to amend Constitution so Sisi can serve a third term

25 January 2019

2014 Constitution • 4 min read

Lawyers appeal detained novelist Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence

13 April 2016

2014 Constitution • 2 min read

Constitutional Court opens door for dual national parliamentary candidates

7 March 2015

2014 Constitution • 3 min read

Minister: State saboteurs don’t deserve Egyptian nationality

28 January 2015

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