Egypt Will Regret Its New Constitution
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Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Shortly before this week’sreferendum on Egypt’s new constitution, which ends today, policebeat and arrested citizens for hanging “No” posters. That saysalmost all you need to know about the supposedly fresh startthis constitution represents.
This is a badly flawed document, which will enshrinemilitary rule under the next president -- in all probabilityGeneral Abdelfatah Al-Seesi -- and frustrate any hopes thatEgypt will have a recognizable democracy any time soon.