Egypt Assembly Finalises New Constitution

(Cairo) – Egypt’s constituent assembly has finalized a new constitution which will now be sent to the president for him to ratify and put to a popular referendum.
Hossam El Gheriyani, head of the assembly in a live broadcast of the session announced, “We have finished working on Egypt’s constitution. We will call the president today at a reasonable hour to inform him that the assembly has finished its task and the project of the constitution is completed”. He added that the next step would be preparing for the referendum which the president will call for.