Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2007
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A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt
on 26 March 2007 to confirm the constitutional changes, mostly concerning electoral law, that were passed by parliament on 20 March 2007. Government critics have accused President Hosni Mubarak
of deliberately having hastened the schedule (the referendum had originally been expected on 4 April 2007) in order to make it impossible for them to organise a strong "no" campaign.
According to official results, 75.9 per cent of voters were in favour of the reforms, with an official turnout of 27.1 per cent. Government critics claimed the turnout was actually around 5 per cent.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
on 26 March 2007 to confirm the constitutional changes, mostly concerning electoral law, that were passed by parliament on 20 March 2007. Government critics have accused President Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
of deliberately having hastened the schedule (the referendum had originally been expected on 4 April 2007) in order to make it impossible for them to organise a strong "no" campaign.
According to official results, 75.9 per cent of voters were in favour of the reforms, with an official turnout of 27.1 per cent. Government critics claimed the turnout was actually around 5 per cent.