Starting from today until Monday, Egyptians across the country will be voting for the recent proposed constitutional amendments. If you are planning to vote, here is a complete overview of the constitutional amendments: Article 102 (first paragraph): This article aims to reduce the number of elected MPs in the House of Representatives (Egypt’s lower house of parliament) from 596 to 450 MPs, with 25 per cent of seats (112 seats) to be reserved for women representatives. Article 140 (first paragraph): The president of the republic shall be elected for six (instead of four) years by the end of his predecessor’s term, though he/she cannot remain in office for more than two consecutive terms. Transitional Article 241: The term of the sitting president (Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi) will end following the date of declaring him an elected president, and he can be re-elected for another six-year term. Article 150: The president of the republic shall be authorised to name one or more than one vice president. Article 160 (first paragraph): If a temporary obstacle makes the elected president unable to perform his/her duties, he/she will be replaced by a vice president or prime…
A Quick and Simple Overview of Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments
April 20, 2019
