constitution
NAC demands military hand over power to civilian government
Egypt
November 13, 2011
NAC demands military hand over power to civilian government
The National Association for Change (NAC) on Sunday demanded Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) hand over…
Liberal parties disagree on supra-constitutional principles document
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Liberal parties disagree on supra-constitutional principles document
Liberal political parties' reactions to the interim government's proposed supra-constitutional principles have varied between defending and rejecting the document.
Egyptian expats to vote in elections
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Egyptian expats to vote in elections
The head of the High Elections Committee has said that a new article is being added to the Interim Constitution…
Supra-constitutional debate heats up again
Egypt
November 3, 2011
Supra-constitutional debate heats up again
With less than a month left to elect Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliament, the controversy over the promulgation of a…
Military powers in draft constitutional document spark ire of opposition figures
Egypt
November 2, 2011
Military powers in draft constitutional document spark ire of opposition figures
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei and the April 6 Youth Movement on Wednesday both voiced separate rejections of the government's draft…
Wednesday’s papers: Political parties meet over constitution, imprisoned blogger sends letter
Egypt
November 2, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Political parties meet over constitution, imprisoned blogger sends letter
The local press focuses Wednesday on a draft proposal of guidelines for a new constitution that has been the subject…
Constitutional principles document gives military special status
Egypt
November 1, 2011
Constitutional principles document gives military special status
Political forces are divided over the constitutional principles document that Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy proposed at a meeting with…
Islamists divided over meeting on new constitution
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Islamists divided over meeting on new constitution
The Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and Jama'a al-Islamiya have said they will not attend a meeting on Tuesday called…
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
An administrative court has turned down a lawsuit requesting the annulment of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF)…