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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.
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.
Following these elections, the parliament shall select a committee that will draft a new constitution for Egypt. The new constitution shall than be submitted to a referendum. Only then will presidential election be held, "no later than 30 June 2012" according to Hussein Tantawi's statement. 2011–2012 election stages:
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 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."
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
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the fundamental law of Egypt. The Egyptian Constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in January 2014. [1] The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 January 2014. A constitutional amendments referendum was held from 20 to 22 April 2019. [2]
27 January 2011: The government shuts down four major ISPs at approximately 5:20 p.m. EST. [115] disrupting Internet traffic and telephone services [116] 28 January 2011: The "Friday of Anger" protests began, with hundreds of thousands demonstrating in Cairo and other Egyptian cities after Friday prayers. Opposition leader Mohamed El Baradei ...