Sayed El Sherif, deputy house of representatives, stated that the Legislative and Constitutional Committee of the Council is currently working on drafting the proposals submitted by the members of the council bodies, institutions and individuals to amend the Constitution, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The committee will continue to receive the proposals until the end of next week, after which the hearing committees will be held for 15 days. The committee will invite university professors, representatives of institutions, unions and other influential entities in the country. After that, there will be closed meetings for a week to discuss the proposals and present the final report to the plenary session of the parliament for a vote, which must include two-thirds of the members of the House. El Sherift added that the vote will be in the plenary session on each article required to be amended only, then the proposal is sent to the President of the Republic to invite citizens to participate in the national referendum on it. A number of parties and civil society organisations have already organised public rallies to explain their position on the amendments. The Nation’s Future…
Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments Council Begins Drafting Process Before National Referendum
March 7, 2019
