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Egypt's Political Systems




 * Type of Government: Republic


 * Legal System: based on Islamic and civil law (particularly Napoleonic codes); judicial review by Supreme Court and Council of State (oversees validity of administrative decisions); accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations


 *  National Holiday: July 23 (1952) - This is when Egypt started a revolutions declaring their freedom from Egypt.

Egypt has three branches to the government just like the United States..

(1) Executive Branch
 * Chief of State: President Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK (since October 14, 1981)
 * Head of Government: Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed NAZIF (since July 9, 2010)
 * Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

 Elections
 * The president elected by popular vote for a six-year term (no term limits); a national referendum in May 2005 approved a constitutional amendment that changed the presidential election to a multi-candidate popular vote; previously the president was nominated by the People's Assembly and the nomination was validated by a national, popular referendum; last referendum held on 26 September 1999; first election under terms of the constitutional amendment held on 7 September 2005 (next scheduled for 2011)

 (2) Legislative Branch
 * The bicameral system consists of the Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (Shura Council) that traditionally functions only in a consultative role (264 seats; 176 members elected by popular vote, 88 appointed by the president; members serve six-year terms; mid-term elections for half of the elected members) and the People's Assembly or Majlis al-Sha'b (454 seats; 444 members elected by popular vote, 10 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)

Elections
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Advisory Council - last held on June 2007 (next to be held in May-June 2010); People's Assembly - three-phase voting - last held on 7 and 20 November, 1 December 2005; (next to be held in November-December 2010)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">(3) Judicial Branch
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> This branch is ran by the Supreme Constitutional Court for all major judicial decisions

<span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 190%; text-align: center;">Egypt's National Anthem media type="youtube" key="6V7Mg9sDNQQ?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

References

Egypt. (n.d.). //CIA World Fact Book//. Retrieved November 30, 2010, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

MitchellTravel. (n.d.). YouTube - NATIONAL ANTHEM OF EGYPT. //YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.//. Retrieved December 3, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0xtjEzCPkE

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