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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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Opinion
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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