constituent assembly makeup
Political groups to meet Wednesday on Constituent Assembly formation
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Political groups to meet Wednesday on Constituent Assembly formation
Political groups are scheduled to meet Wednesday to resolve the Constituent Assembly formation issue after all groups have agreed on…
SCAF, political parties agree on timeline, oversight of consituent assembly
Egypt
April 28, 2012
SCAF, political parties agree on timeline, oversight of consituent assembly
The Supreme Council of Armed forces said on Saturday that the process of writing the constitution should finish before the…
MP says FJP, Nour Party to occupy 22 seats on Constituent Assembly
Egypt
April 26, 2012
MP says FJP, Nour Party to occupy 22 seats on Constituent Assembly
Political parties have agreed in principle to grant the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi Nour Party…
Mediation committee recommends forming Constituent Assembly from outside Parliament
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Mediation committee recommends forming Constituent Assembly from outside Parliament
After four days of discussions, the mediation committee that was formed to end the impasse over the Constituent Assembly's current…
Update: Marches from across Cairo converge in Tahrir
Egypt
April 20, 2012
Update: Marches from across Cairo converge in Tahrir
A procession of about 400, carrying black flags and chanting "Islamiya, Islamiya (Islamic, Islamic)" and "We will rule by the…
MPs may be minority in new Constituent Assembly
Egypt
April 18, 2012
MPs may be minority in new Constituent Assembly
The majority of political powers have responded positively to a proposal to elect 75 percent of the members of the…
Why including women makes sense
Opinion
April 15, 2012
Why including women makes sense
The announcement of Egypt’s original Constituent Assembly showed that only six of the 100 members elected were women. Women are…
Salafi Nour Party considers appeal of decision to disband Constituent Assembly
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Salafi Nour Party considers appeal of decision to disband Constituent Assembly
The Salafi Nour Party is considering an appeal against an Administrative Court verdict to disband the assembly tasked with drafting…
Parliamentary majority leader: We will not appeal against court ruling disbanding Constituent Assembly
Egypt
April 11, 2012
Parliamentary majority leader: We will not appeal against court ruling disbanding Constituent Assembly
We will not challenge the court ruling disbanding the Constituent Assembly and the whole issue is now in the hands…
Administrative court ruling leaves transition timetable in disarray
Egypt
April 11, 2012
Administrative court ruling leaves transition timetable in disarray
The ruling by the Cairo Administrative Court that halted the Constituent Assembly has thrown the transition timetable into disarray. The…