{"id":600996,"date":"2019-02-17T04:06:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T04:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/02\/17\/house-of-representatives-approves-in-principle-constitutional-amendments\/"},"modified":"2019-02-17T04:06:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T04:06:47","slug":"house-of-representatives-approves-in-principle-constitutional-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/02\/17\/house-of-representatives-approves-in-principle-constitutional-amendments\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Representatives approves in principle constitutional amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-03\"><\/a> <b>LEGISLATION WATCH- The House of Representatives approved in principle amendments to the constitution on Thursday<\/b> and sent them to committee for review, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shorouknews.com\/news\/view.aspx?cdate=14022019&id=9671d783-196d-4047-82cf-b789832ce3ba\">according to Al Shorouk<\/a>. In total, 485 of the general assembly\u2019s 596 members voted in favor of the changes, comprising more than the required two-thirds majority. In addition to potentially extending President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s term until 2034, the proposed changes would establish the Supreme Judicial Council, headed by the president. They also empower the president to appoint and remove the prosecutor general and bring back an upper house of parliament. As we noted on Thursday, the amendments now go to the House Legislative Committee before being put to the House for a second vote, with a national referendum expected before June. <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/egyptNews\/idAFL5N2096PG\">Reuters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-02-14\/egypt-lawmakers-push-ahead-with-extending-el-sisi-s-term\">Bloomberg<\/a> also have the story.<\/p>\n<p><b>Opposition to the move: <\/b>The hashtag \u201cno to changing the constitution\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL5N1ZZ4RU\">trended<\/a> on Egyptian Twitter after the changes were introduced. A group of MPs and former presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hamdeen.Egypt\/photos\/a.585164918233568\/2039138546169524\/?type=1&theater\">Hamdeen Sabahi<\/a> have formed the \u201cUnion to Defend the Constitution,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/feb\/14\/egypt-mps-approve-bill-that-could-keep-sisi-in-power-until-2034\">the Guardian<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><b>The vote overwhelmingly dominated coverage of Egypt in the foreign press<\/b> on Thursday, with most noting the duration of the term extension. Declan Walsh, writing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/14\/world\/middleeast\/egypt-sisi.html\">the New York Times<\/a>, noted that the referendum\u2019s success is a foregone conclusion. Passage of the amendments was expected \u201cin an assembly packed with pro-regime supporters\u201d despite a few MPs standing up against them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/eeab577c-306c-11e9-ba00-0251022932c8\">the FT\u2019s Heba Saleh writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEGISLATION WATCH- The House of Representatives approved in principle amendments to the constitution on Thursday and sent them to committee for review, according to Al Shorouk. In total, 485 of the general assembly\u2019s 596 members voted in favor of the changes, comprising more than the required two-thirds majority. 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