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EgyptFundamental information for understanding the state of political reform in Egypt Prospects for Political Reform» Egypt Update: The Latest
» From The POMED WireEgypt–Hybrid, Stable, yet Challenged
[Dec 30] Michael Allen at Democracy Digest highlights a new book on Egypt by Bruce K. Rutherford, “Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World.” Read…
Succession Dilemmas Abound in Egypt
[Dec 18] At Democracy Digest, Michael Allen writes about Egypt’s succession crisis and provides a batch of links dealing with the Mubarak regime’s moribund pace of…
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Public StatementsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Comments to State Department advisory committee on democracy promotion, 10/8/08: “It has been very hard in Egypt. The progress has not been everything in Egypt that we would have hoped for. We have had setbacks there, we have had disappointments there. It is very hard when I have to sit in front of young democracy advocates and have them say ‘Why have you not been advocating more on our behalf’. We have been. We are not going to fail to have relations with the Egyptian government but we do advocate on their behalf.” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Briefing en route Andrews Air Force Base, 8/2/07: Comments on whether she brought up the case of Ayman Nour in her meeting with President Hosni Mubarak, “And yes, I did raise the issue of Ayman Nour, talked about it extensively with President Mubarak. And I said that I was disappointed that the court decision had come out as it was — I know – as it did. I know that there is going to be an appeal and it’s certainly the hope of the United States that that appeal will be looked upon favorably.” Other Reports and Publications
Basic InformationOfficial Name: The Arab Republic of Egypt Government: Republic with Bicameral Legislature (455 seats, lower house; 264 seats, upper house) Population: 80 million (2006), 90% Muslim, 9% Coptic Christian, 1% other Christian GDP per capita: $1454 Constitution: The Egyptian Constitution Political Parties and Organizations
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