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A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt on 19 March 2011, [2] following the 2011 Egyptian revolution.More than 14 million (77%) were in favour, while around 4 million (23%) opposed the changes; 41% of 45 million eligible voters turned out to vote.
1956 Egyptian referendum; 1971 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 1971 Egyptian Federation of Arab Republics referendum; 1974 Egyptian October Paper referendum; 1976 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum; 1977 Egyptian protection of national unity referendum; 1978 Egyptian protection of national unity and social peace referendum
The declaration declared Egypt to be a "democratic state", deriving its sovereignty from the people, and a part of the Arab world. It proclaimed the system of government to be a multi-party semi-presidential system within the framework of the basic principles and components of Egyptian society.
After gathering in Tahrir Square, the protest moved to the MOI, then to the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, and finally towards the Israeli embassy. The 2011 Israeli embassy attack occurred later in Cairo, when Egyptian protesters entered the Israeli embassy after tearing down the wall surrounding the building that housed it. [127]
The devil is now in the details for Egypt's democracy, Rabab Fayad, The Daily Star, 14 March 2011; Understanding Egypt's revolution, Tarik al-Bishri, Al Jazeera English, 18 March 2011, "The chair of the committee tasked with rewriting the Egyptian constitution reflects on the birth of a new regime."
This national electoral calendar for 2011 lists the national/federal elections held in 2011 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
While these unilateral actions led to massive protests and violent action throughout the country, Morsi submitted the draft constitution to a referendum in which 63.8% voted in favor, despite a low turnout of 32.9% of the electorate. [27] [35] The new constitution was then signed into law, which made it legally binding.
1956 Egyptian referendum; 1971 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 1979 Egyptian referendum; 1980 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 2005 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 2007 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 2011 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 2012 Egyptian constitutional referendum; 2014 Egyptian constitutional referendum