It takes six days to find a park in Cairo...
0 Comments Published by Tom Gara on Tuesday, March 20 at Tuesday, March 20, 2007.
Egypt's parliament passed the proposed constitutional reforms (discussed below) late last night. This morning, they announced that there will be a referendum on the changes.....in six frigging days time:
"CAIRO, March 20 (Reuters) - Egypt said on Tuesday it will hold a referendum on March 26 on constitutional amendments billed by the government as reforms but regarded by opponents as an attempt to entrench the ruling party's grip on power.Too unbelievable for words. I think some shit will go down in Cairo this week....
The amendments, which were pushed through parliament on Monday but must be approved in a popular vote, include an anti-terrorism clause that appears to enshrine sweeping police powers of arrest and surveillance in the constitution.
"The referendum will take place on Monday, March 26, 2007," Egypt's cabinet said in a statement, citing a decree from President Hosni Mubarak.
The move to hold such a vote so soon after the amendments were passed in parliament infuriated opponents of the changes, some of whom have yet to announce if they will boycott or contest the referendum."
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