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Dec 20, 2012

Top News: Cairo Administrative Court to Review Legitimacy of Referendum

By Egypt Source

The Cairo Administrative Court on Thursday is set to look into a complaint that calls for the cancellation of the second phase of the referendum on the constitution slated for Saturday, in addition to the annulment of the result of the first phase, which took place 15 December.

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Dec 19, 2012

The Dictatorship of the Majority in Egypt’s New Constitution

By Yussef Auf

When Egyptians took to the polls in March 2011, those who voted ‘no’ did so not as a rejection of the proposed constitutional amendments but rather as a rejection of a process which prioritized elections ahead of a new constitution. This in turn was due to an objection against majoritarian control, brought about through elections, […]

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Dec 19, 2012

IMF Program for Egypt: Yet Another Delay

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The IMF Executive Board was due to consider the program for Egypt on December 19, 2012.  Once it was formally approved by the Executive Directors, as it was expected to be, the first tranche of the $4.8 billion loan would have been made available to Egypt immediately. However, on December 11 the Egyptian Minister of […]

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Dec 19, 2012

Top News: Morsi May Draw Shura Council Nominees from Non-Islamist Groups

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsi is set to appoint non-Islamist members to the Shura Council, which will begin legislating if the new constitution is approved. According to the Constitutional Declaration of 2011, the upper house of Parliament is to be composed of two-thirds elected members and one-third presidential appointees. 

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Dec 19, 2012

IMF Program for Egypt: Yet Another Delay

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

 The IMF Executive Board was due to consider the program for Egypt on December 19, 2012.  Once it was formally approved by the Executive Directors, as it was expected to be, the first tranche of the $4.8 billion loan would have been made available to Egypt immediately. However, on December 11 the Egyptian Minister of […]

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Dec 18, 2012

Egypt’s Referendum Abroad: A Mixed Affair

By Nahla Samaha

Despite a growing polarization between Morsi’s supporters and the opposition as a result of controversy surrounding the draft constitution, Egyptian expats have already completed their vote, and results have begun to emerge. The expat referendum vote, originally scheduled to begin on Saturday December 8th, was postponed as a result of violent clashes that broke out […]

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Dec 18, 2012

Top News: Judiciary to Investigate Referendum Violations

By Egypt Source

The minister of justice has appointed judges to investigate all reported violations during the first round of the referendum on the constitution.  GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Opposition to protest referendum at Tahrir, presidential palace Opposition movements will protest in Tahrir Square and in front of Ettehadiya Palace Tuesday, against what they allege were vote rigging attempts […]

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Dec 17, 2012

Egypt and a “Failure of Leadership”

By Tarek Radwan

The Arab Spring has produced and reproduced a number of wonky clichés in its wake – the term “Arab Spring” itself is no exception.  From the development of a “new language” to describe the various uprisings to recommendations for “engagement” with one political actor or another, commentators and policy-makers employ vague terms that others may […]

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Dec 17, 2012

Sectarian Language as a Political Tool

By Basil El Dabh

"Someone is pulling us into side battles and saying 80 percent of the people who were in front of Al-Ittahadeya yesterday and the past days were Copts. We and Copts are partners in the homeland and we will not be dragged into sectarian strife,” said Khairat El Shater, deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood in […]

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Dec 17, 2012

Top News: Egypt’s National Salvation Front Calls for Protests Against Rigged Referendum

By Egypt Source

For an interactive map of the first round results from the referendum on the constitution (in Arabic) click here. For unofficial results from Ahram Online, click here. For an unofficial breakdown by Egypt Independent, click here.

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