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Egyptians back constitution, opening way to Sisi presidential run
Reuters ^ | January 16, 2014 | Tom Perry and Maggie Fick

Posted on 01/17/2014 10:09:21 AM PST by opentalk

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians overwhelmingly approved a new constitution by referendum, state media reported on Thursday, a widely expected outcome that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency.

The vote advances a transition plan the military-backed government unveiled after deposing Islamist president Mohamed Mursi last July following mass unrest over his rule.

The constitution won wide support among the many Egyptians who favored Mursi's removal. The Muslim Brotherhood had called for a boycott, saying the vote was part of a coup that deposed an elected leader and revived a brutal police state.

But the vote was also a sign of widespread yearning for a return to stability after almost three years of violent disorder that has crippled the economy, impoverishing many.

… Mursi and other top Brotherhood politicians are standing trial on charges including inciting violence and conspiring with foreign militant groups against Egypt.

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TOPICS: Egypt; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abdelfattahalsisi; abedin; clintonfoundation; clintonmeddling; egypt; egyptconstitution; egyptmb; genocide; icg; morsi; muslimbrotherhood; sisi; soros; terrorism; threatmatrix

1 posted on 01/17/2014 10:09:21 AM PST by opentalk
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To: opentalk

Finally, a foreign policy success in the ME!


2 posted on 01/17/2014 10:12:39 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

From article... The stock market has rallied to three-year highs this week, driven partly by hopes for more stable government.


3 posted on 01/17/2014 10:14:43 AM PST by opentalk
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To: Paladin2

Indeed it is ! This is fantastic news for Egypt.


4 posted on 01/17/2014 10:14:44 AM PST by onona (The entitlement army doesnÂ’t vote for candidates, they vote for gravy.)
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To: opentalk
So, after all of the finagling by the west, ME countries are going to vote in stern dictatorships?

I love it. So why is the US still supporting the anti-Assad terrorists?

5 posted on 01/17/2014 10:17:59 AM PST by grania
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To: onona
"Indeed it is !"

No thanks to Zer0 and H!, of course.

6 posted on 01/17/2014 10:17:59 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: opentalk

If the Egyptian Constitution in any way resembles our Constitution, ‘Justice’ Ginsburg is going to be really PO’d!


7 posted on 01/17/2014 10:22:11 AM PST by originalbuckeye ("A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue;)
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To: onona

Yes, because “different” Islamism is always “fantastic news”.


8 posted on 01/17/2014 10:27:31 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: originalbuckeye

No. It’s another Sharia constitution.


9 posted on 01/17/2014 10:27:51 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: opentalk
that deposed an elected leader...

Well that was a fair and square election, one man, one vote, AND only ONE TIME. The last election that the MB planned to have.

10 posted on 01/17/2014 10:36:07 AM PST by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: Paladin2

And in spite of Obama’s obvious pro-Muslim Brotherhood policy. The same thing happened in Honduras a few years back, I recall.


11 posted on 01/17/2014 10:37:07 AM PST by attiladhun2 (The Free World has a new leader--his name is Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: opentalk
Egyptians overwhelmingly approved a new constitution by referendum, state media reported on Thursday, a widely expected outcome that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency.

Oooh, one of those Constitution thingies that B. Hussein Obama dislikes so much.

And after all his work and "investment" in "democracy", how could they.

SiSi will see Morsi hang by the sea.

12 posted on 01/17/2014 10:47:04 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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Obama -Justice Department to prohibit agents from considering religion in counterterror investigations
13 posted on 01/17/2014 10:52:34 AM PST by opentalk
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And he’ll be given credit for them...what a press we have huh?


14 posted on 01/17/2014 11:00:31 AM PST by MNlurker
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To: Navy Patriot

Obama dislikes Sharia constitutions?


15 posted on 01/17/2014 11:08:35 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: opentalk

In Leftyspeak that means DOJ to prohibit agents from considering ISLAM in counterterror investigations.


16 posted on 01/17/2014 11:09:56 AM PST by attiladhun2 (The Free World has a new leader--his name is Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: Paladin2

While Hillary was pushing the Egyptian “overcharge” button, the Egyptians pushed ‘reset’.


17 posted on 01/17/2014 3:34:28 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: opentalk

Once you drop that demographic market, you simply search every American.


18 posted on 01/17/2014 3:35:44 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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