Military sources have said the Armed Forces Supreme Council will issue a constitutional declaration hours after the referendum results come in.
Mamdouh Shahin, defense minister assistant for legal affairs, said the military council will issue a constitutional declaration, the content of which depends on the result of the referendum.
If the result is "Yes," according to Shahin, parliamentary and presidential elections will be held. The amended articles will be included in the declaration.
In the case of a "No" decision, the declaration will include general provisions for the interim period. Shahin clarified that the military council is responsible for suspending the Constitution until the next president meets with speakers of the parliament and Shura Council to write a new constitution within a specified duration.
Meanwhile, Major General Abdel Moneim al-Saeed, military expert, said that if the amendments are approved parliamentary elections will be held, following which some laws of parliament and the Shura Council will be amended, and then presidential elections will be held.
Under all circumstances, the Constitution will remain suspended, he said.
However, Egyptians will face a different scenario if they reject the amendments, said al-Saeed. The Supreme Council for the Armed Forces may amend some other articles. It may also form a committee composed of 150-200 members to act as a founding committee for writing a new constitution.
“It would be better if this committee was elected from members of parliament, instead of being appointed by the military council,” al-Saeed added. “The council may issue the constitutional declaration, and then parliament and the Shura Council would be formed. And in all these scenarios the military council will stay in office for the coming two years.”
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
