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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-11 04:27 PM
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Article 76 of the Egyptian Constitution
Article 76
The People's Assembly shall nominate the President of the Republic.
The nomination shall be referred to the people for a plebiscite.
The nomination to the post of President of the Republic shall be made in the People's Assembly upon the proposal
of at least one third of its member.
The candidate who wins two-thirds of the votes of the Assembly members shall be referred to the people for a
plebiscite.
If none of the candidates obtains the said majority the nomination process shall be repeated two days after the first
vote.
The candidate winning the votes with an absolute majority of the Assembly members shall be referred to the
citizens for a plebiscite.
The candidate shall be considered President of the Republic when he obtains an absolute majority of the votes cast
in the plebiscite.
If the candidate does not obtain this majority, the Assembly shall nominate another candidate and the same
procedure shall be followed.

http://www.uam.es/otroscentros/medina/egypt/egypolcon.htm

This is what we have demanded that changes... and also the people in the streets... this is what he was talking about
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