Pete
03-19-2011, 14:41
Hundreds of Islamists stone Egypt's ElBaradei
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gem9Kx0MIS57hXR6bplIhQAG11LA?docId=CNG.4ff2e 782ea3c513ce60adb517b709f8e.6e1
".........Members of the crowd interviewed by AFP before the assault identified themselves as Islamists without elaborating on their precise allegiance........."
And a story on the referendum itself.
"Large turnout for Egypt's constitutional referendum"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12793484
"If approved, the constitutional changes would pave the way for Egypt to hold new presidential and parliamentary elections within six months.
Among the key proposals are:
* Reducing presidential terms from six years to four years and limiting the president to two terms
* Obliging the president to choose a deputy within 30 days of election
* Installing new criteria for presidential candidates, including a rule that they must be over 40 years old and not married to a non-Egyptian
The two established political blocs, the National Democratic Party and Muslim Brotherhood, back the proposals......."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gem9Kx0MIS57hXR6bplIhQAG11LA?docId=CNG.4ff2e 782ea3c513ce60adb517b709f8e.6e1
".........Members of the crowd interviewed by AFP before the assault identified themselves as Islamists without elaborating on their precise allegiance........."
And a story on the referendum itself.
"Large turnout for Egypt's constitutional referendum"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12793484
"If approved, the constitutional changes would pave the way for Egypt to hold new presidential and parliamentary elections within six months.
Among the key proposals are:
* Reducing presidential terms from six years to four years and limiting the president to two terms
* Obliging the president to choose a deputy within 30 days of election
* Installing new criteria for presidential candidates, including a rule that they must be over 40 years old and not married to a non-Egyptian
The two established political blocs, the National Democratic Party and Muslim Brotherhood, back the proposals......."