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2014 Constitution
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Sisi and parliament
10 min read
A presidential directive to freeze Parliament
New parliamentary formation to be engineered by the National Security Agency
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Administrative Control Authority
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Is Sisi’s dismissal of Administrative Control Authority head Mohamed Irfan legal?
Rana Mamdouh
| General Sherif Seif Eddin Hussein Khalil was sworn in on Thursday as the new head of the Administrative
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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
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2014 Constitution
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National referendum on constitutional amendments to begin 3 days after parliamentary approval
2014 Constitution
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Parliament’s General Committee approves request to amend Constitution
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8 Egyptian rights groups reject plan to amend Constitution so Sisi can serve a third term
2014 Constitution
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Lawyers appeal detained novelist Ahmed Naji’s prison sentence
2014 Constitution
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Constitutional Court opens door for dual national parliamentary candidates
2014 Constitution
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Minister: State saboteurs don’t deserve Egyptian nationality
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