{"id":603263,"date":"2019-04-17T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/17\/mps-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favor-of-constitutional-amendments\/"},"modified":"2019-04-17T04:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T04:00:42","slug":"mps-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favor-of-constitutional-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/04\/17\/mps-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favor-of-constitutional-amendments\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs vote overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-01\"><\/a><b> We\u2019re going to vote next week on a new constitution after House passes proposed changes: <\/b>The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted in favor yesterday of <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/04\/15\/egypts-proposed-constitutional-amendments-get-committee-level-approval\/\">a package of constitutional amendments<\/a> that will extend presidential terms and reinstate the upper house of parliament if approved in a national referendum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2019\/4\/16\/%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8-531-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9\/4209525\">Youm7 reports<\/a>. The amendments passed with 531 of 554 (98%) MPs voting in favor. In all, 22 MPs voted against the package and one abstained.<\/p>\n<p><b>Bring on the referendum:<\/b> Voters in Egypt will be able to cast our ballots from Saturday, 20 April until Monday, 22 April while the polls will open a day earlier for expats, running from 19-21 April, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/akhbarelyom.com\/news\/newdetails\/2836543\/1\/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9\">Akhbar El Yom<\/a> report out overnight.<\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s in the final package? <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Six-year presidential terms, with a maximum of two consecutive terms;<\/li>\n<li>An extension to President Abdel Fattah\u2019s El Sisi\u2019s current term in office by two years (ending 2024) under a transition clause. That makes him eligible to run for a final six-year term that would see him in office until 2030 should he run and win;<\/li>\n<li>A new upper house of parliament. The Senate will replace the disbanded Shura Council;<\/li>\n<li>The restoration of the office of the vice president;<\/li>\n<li>A 25% quota for women in the House of Representatives;<\/li>\n<li>The president will have the right to appoint pre-nominated judges, the head of the constitutional court, and the prosecutor general;<\/li>\n<li>A declaration that the army is the \u201cguardian of the land, the constitution, democratic and personal rights, the civil state, and the gains of the people\u201d; and <\/li>\n<li>The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will have the authority to approve the appointment of the nation\u2019s defense minister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>We have background and more detail<\/b> on <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2019\/04\/15\/egypts-proposed-constitutional-amendments-get-committee-level-approval\/\">the amendments here<\/a> in our coverage from earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><b>The vote is dominating coverage of Egypt in the foreign press<\/b> this morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-04-16\/surprising-none-el-sisi-gets-egypt-lawmakers-nod-through-2030?srnd=premium-middle-east\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes that the motion has upset rights groups and some politicians \u2014 including Mohamed Anwar El Sadat who has argued that the move will return the country to the pre-25 January revolution years. For more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/16\/world\/middleeast\/el-sisi-egypt-constitution.html\">AP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/egyptian-president-sissi-wins-approval-from-lawmakers-to-stay-in-office-until-2030\/2019\/04\/16\/3d934824-6068-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html?utm_term=.3a311cd90ccc\">Washington Post<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/egypt-to-hold-vote-to-extend-sisis-rule-11555445231?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1\">WSJ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/egyptNews\/idAFL5N21Y5LW\">Reuters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-47947035\">BBC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2019\/apr\/16\/no-one-believes-this-vote-will-be-fair-egypt-protestors-cast-doubt-on-poll\">The Guardian<\/a>. The list is effectively endless. Rights groups are also in on the action. Representative is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2019\/04\/egypt-parliaments-approval-of-constitutional-amendments-demonstrates-their-complete-disregard-for-human-rights\/\">Amnesty International<\/a>\u2019s suggestion that the amendments could have a negative impact on civil liberties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re going to vote next week on a new constitution after House passes proposed changes: The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted in favor yesterday of a package of constitutional amendments that will extend presidential terms and reinstate the upper house of parliament if approved in a national referendum, Youm7 reports. 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