Egyptian Constitutional Amendments Referendum, 2011
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Amendments to the Egyptian Constitution were voted on by Egyptians on March 19, 2011.
The amendments were approved with 77.2% of voters in favor.[1]
The amendments, proposed by the Military Council that took over after Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president, amended multiple articles of the Egyptian Constitution. The proposed changes included a two-term maximum for president, each term consisting of four years, as well as changes to the electing of the parliament and legislation.[2] Other changes included widening the pool of potential presidential nominees as well as restoring judicial supervision of elections.[3][4][5]
See also
Additional reading
- Ahram, "Egypt constitutional referendum: blow by blow account," March 19, 2011
- Middle East Online, "Egypt Going to Elections," March 9, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Times, "Egyptian Voters Approve Constitutional Changes," March 21, 2011
- ↑ Channel 6 News, "Egypt to hold vote over constitutional amendments in March," March 4, 2011
- ↑ Carnegie Endowment, "Egypt’s Draft Constitutional Amendments Answer Some Questions and Raise Others," March 1, 2011
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Egypt's Revolutionaries Face Constitutional Battle," March 14, 2011
- ↑ NPR, "Egypt Moves Ahead With Vote Despite Concerns," March 15, 2011
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