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Egypt Unveils New Draft Constitution

March 27, 2014 by KRS Leave a Comment

An under-defined Constitution (Opinion)

  • The draft of a new Egyptian Constitution was approved by 98% votes in January 14-15 referendum.
  • There was an above average turnout of 38.6% (41.6% turnout was seen during ouster of Hosni Mubarak in 2011) & President Mr.Morsy was overthrown.
  • Provisions of the draft constitution :
    • President gets upto 2 terms of 4 year each
    • national Parliament powers can impeach the head of state
    • guarantees equality  between men and women
    • bound by international human rights treaties which Egypt has ratified
    • bans the closure of media bodies
    • replaces administrative court removals of programmes or individuals with criminal procedures
    • ends prison sentences  for press and other public-expression offences.
    • artists, writers, and filmmakers will no longer be liable to lawsuits by individuals who find their work irksome.
  • The sour areas in this draft are :
    • gives absolute freedom of religion
    • bans political parties based on “religion, race, gender or geography” (which may exclude Freedom & Justice Party – has close links with Muslim Brotherhood)
    • military will appoint Defence  Minister for 8 yrs, showing their reluctance to relinquish control
    • Government retains legal power to regulate right to strike, resented to by trade unions
  • Overall, 529 of Morsy supporters were sentenced to death for killing a police officer in Aug 2013 (after the coup), but 383 tried in absentia without hearing defence arguments.
  • The draft Constitution leaves far too much to executive and legislative discretion.

Exams Perspective:

  1. Arab Spring
  2. Road to Democracy in Egypt
  3. Egyptian Coup
  4. Draft Constitution in Egypt

Filed Under: Current Affairs, International Tagged With: Arab Spring, Draft Constitution in Egypt, Egyptian Coup, Road to Democracy in Egypt

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