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Middle East | 18.03.2011

Egypt deeply divided on constitutional referendum

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Many opposition and youth leaders are urging people to vote "no"

Five weeks after the toppling of President Mubarak, Egyptians are set to vote in a referendum on amending the constitution. The move has has split Egypt with youth leaders of the revolution opposed to the changes.

Sharp divisions have emerged in Egypt as the country's transitional military rulers charge ahead with a referendum planned for Saturday on changes to the constitution that would shape Egypt's political future and allow free and fair elections.

Egypt's constitution was suspended by the military council that took power after mass protests forced President Hosni Mubarak from office on February 11.

Voters are being asked to approve or reject nine amendments to the current constitution. Up to 45 million citizens are eligible to vote in the referendum in more than 54,000 polling stations across Egypt.

The army-appointed committee supervising the referendum says the reforms are a first step towards ushering in democracy. But pro-democracy activists who spearheaded the protests that unseated President Mubarak argue that the vote is being called too early and does not go far enough in overhauling the Mubarak-era charter which they say needs to be completely rewritten.

Too much too soon?

It's a view echoed by Nasser Amin, head of the Arab Center for Independent Justice in Cairo.

"It's not pressing at the moment for us to make nine amendments to a bad constitution," Amin told Deutsche Welle. "The situation in Egypt is now stable and allows us to work on fundamentally rebuilding the country for the next generation."