Cairo: Egypt is set to vote on constitutional changes and the changes, if approved, will reduce the president’s time in office and oblige the leader to appoint a deputy.The two established political blocs, the National Democratic Party and Muslim Brotherhood, back the proposals.
But pro-democracy activists say the changes do not go far enough and want the plan rejected.
They say the constitution needs to be entirely rewritten before elections can be held.
Polling stations were set to open at 0800.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, who emerged as an opposition figurehead during the uprising, said the referendum dealt only with “minutiae”.
“It doesn’t talk about the imperial power of the president, it doesn’t talk about the distortion of the parliament, it doesn’t talk about the need to have an independent constituent assembly that represents everybody,” he said.
“So we are going to say no tomorrow. Most of the people who triggered the revolution are going to say no.”
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