Egyptian Constituent Assembly of 2012
- Freedom and justice 16
- Party of the light 8
- New Wafd Party 5
- Egyptian Block 4
- Al - Wasat Party 1
- Reform and development 1
- The revolution continues 1
- Construction and Development Party 1
- Party of dignity 1
- Other 61
The Constituent Assembly of Egypt (Arabic: al - Majlis الجمعية التأسيسية at- Ta'sīsī, abbreviation VV) of 2012 is the Committee for the creation of a new Constitution of the Republic of Egypt.
The Assembly is limited by over -constitutional principles. Deputy Prime Minister Ali al - Selmi published on 1 November 2011, the Guidelines (supra - constitutional principles ). You see, inter alia, that the military is above the Parliament and the army broad autonomy is guaranteed. Under political pressure, some guidelines have been modified in the following days yet.
Until 12 December 2012, the final draft is submitted. The referendum on the draft constitution to be held on December 15, 2012. Two months after the adoption of a constitution by referendum elections are held.
Expiration
The original 100 - member committee was elected by the two houses of parliament ( People's Assembly and Shura Council ). Meanwhile, more than a dozen members have stopped work, mostly due to the criticism of the dominance of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists in the body; many social groups such as the women's movement, Coptic Christians, Nubians and Bedouins feel excluded.
As a result, the draft constitution drawn up by NGOs such as Human Rights Watch strongly criticized, as the core of many rights will be destroyed by restrictions and vague formulations. Some human rights activists consider the new constitution as worse than all previous constitutions.
On 29 and 30 November 2012, the Constituent Assembly adopted a draft constitution to be submitted first President Mohammed Mursi and put to a referendum within two weeks. Liberal, left-wing, secular and Christian members of the Assembly were the last sessions of the meeting and the vote in protest away. They criticize, inter alia, that the draft "Principles of Sharia " to the " main source of legislation " explain. Criticized a clause which provides for an appeal to the al -Azhar University in Islamic law issues involved. Other paragraphs let Critics large margin for questionable interpretations. President Mursi had previously explained his decisions in a week for incontestable by the judiciary until a new constitution was adopted. Elijah Zarwan, Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, considered this explanation as a means of pressuring the population adopting the Constitution.
Composition
The party affiliations after the election are currently as follows: