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Politics in Egypt
Egypt’s Profile
Egypt is a state situated in the North of Africa officially known as the Arab republic of Egypt. It is one of Africa’s most important countries due to its attractions like the pyramids. It is also a home to about seventy eight million people. It is bordered to the south by Sudan, to the Libya in the west, Israel and Gaza in the east and the Mediterranean Sea in the North. All its major cities lie along the River Nile which runs across the country from the North and empties in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the source of sustenance to the people of Egypt. The largest city which is the capita; city of Egypt is Cairo. Egypt’s terrain is that of a desert
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For this reason, the Prime Minister and his cabinet have to be from the dominant party or coalition in the assembly. In the case where the President and the Assembly are from opposing parties, then a situation known as cohabitation is created. Motions of censure are most of the time proposed by the opposition following government actions that it considers highly inapt, they are purely rhetorical this means that the party discipline should see to it that throughout a parliamentary term, the government is never overthrown or given a motion of censure by the assembly (Constitution Declaration 2011).
The Shura Council also known as the consultative council is a 264-member upper house of Parliament that came to being in the 1980’s. In the Shura Council 176 members are directly elected and 88 members are appointed by the President of the Republic for six-year terms. One half of the Shura Council is renewed every three years. The Shura Council 's legislative powers are limited and on most matters of legislation, the People’s Assembly always has the last and final word in the event of a disparity between the two houses.
There currently exist eighteen recognized political parties from across the political spectrum. Formation of political parties based on religion is prohibited by the Constitution. The official opposition and political pressure groups, like the Muslim Brotherhood, are active
Most people take part in political life by way of elections; this is common for both types of democracies. For example, Great Britain, being a parliament, revolves around two main political parties: Labour and Conservatives. The party with the greatest representation forms the government. A Prime Minister is then selected from the leading party and then becomes the head of state (Hauss
Egypt’s geography is very interesting. The Egyptians have mountains to the south of them and they also have two deserts to the east and west of them. The Nile River is used as another boarder, as a port, is full of fish and other good things to eat, and to irrigate crops. The Nile left rich soil for crops after it flooded when the snow melted. The nile not only produced food but papyrus as well. Papyrus was used to make many things.
Some key points of this paper are going to be about the development of civilization, geography, social structure, Hierarchy, and where the Ancient Egyptian civilization began.
Pyramids, Pharaohs, dynasties; what do these characteristics have in common? These characteristics represents the Egyptian culture. Egypt is known for its famous pyramids and rulers. The Egyptian culture has several aspects that are important. The history, government, and rulers are a few aspects that are essential to the Egyptian culture.
Ancient Egypt is one of the first pristine states Before Egypt there were many ancient civilizations that were secondary states and not pristine. The secondary states only met some of the criteria needed, not all six. Egypt has been well documented in which it meets all the criteria needed to become a pristine state. The six criteria needed to become a pristine state was population pressure, intensification of agriculture, warfare, hereditary leader, storable grains, and impaction/circumscription. By becoming a pristine state in ancient times, it meant that Egypt would be a powerful civilization for many years.
Egypt is a desert on a plateau near the Nile valley and delta. Egypt has hot and dry summers with near to moderate winters. One of the most hot summers in Egypt has reached to 120 degrees fahrenheit. (wildland.com) Egypt has a coastline of 2,450 kilometers, with water that reaches 6,000 square kilometers. There are droughts that happen randomly, landslides, earthquakes very frequently, flash floods, and during the summer time dust storms tend to happen. On September 6, 2008 there was a huge landslide in Cairo, Egypt. This resulted in 119 people dead. (wikipedia.2016) There is a population of 94,666,993 people in Egypt, with a growth rate of 2.51 percent. There is one main language people of Egypt speak and that is Arabic. Very highly educated people can speak English and French, and is very understood by them. Most of the population is Egyptian, 99.6 percent. That 0.4
“Egypt is a country linking Northeast Africa and the Middle east. The capital, Cairo, is home to Ottoman landmarks such as Muhammad Ali Mosque.” “The story of ancient Egypt began about 8,000 (3400 bc) years ago, when farmers started to plant crops and raise animals in the Nile Valley. The Nile River improved life in ancient Egypt by providing a source of transportation, helping provide food, and providing fresh water.
Egypt is a type of country that is in northern Africa. People have been wondering what Happened in the past in Egypt. Well, there's Lots of wonders that happened in the past, like Kings and queens in Egypt. Egyptian religion Egyptian religion explains how ancient Egyptians lived most of their days. Ancient Egyptians lived in the really hot Dessert because they had the Nile river.
The Arab Republic of Egypt is located within the Sahara Desert, in the northeast corner of Africa, west of the red sea and south of the Mediterranean Sea, the country is slightly larger than three times the size of the state of New Mexico. The Red Sea Highlands run along the coast of the sea for which they are named, it is a region of hills and rugged
Egypt total area is about 1,002,000 km², but only 78,990 km² is populated, and that is because the river Nile, the delta and its basin attracts people to live there as the good soil, the plenty of water and the cool climate ,As a result, the most area of Egypt are considered to be arid areas.
Moreover, in presidential system, both the legislative power and the chief executive power have a “fixed electoral mandate that is their own source of legitimacy” (Stepan and Skach, p.4). The president is the chief executive and is elected by the people. The president has the right to retain ministers of his or her choosing regardless of the composition of the congress. (Mainwaring and Shugart, p. 449). In addition to this, even the president combine with multiparty system and the majority in the legislature that supports president, the government can implement policies. In this system, the members of legislature can act upon legislative matters independently. Indeed under presidential system the strong presidential power is checked by the
The president is elected for a seven-year term by direct popular vote. The presidential powers preside over the Council of Ministers, the High Council of the Judiciary, and as the commander of the armed forces. The president selects the prime minister and appoints cabinet ministers. The prime minister and the Council of Ministers are responsible only to the National Assembly. The prime minister power is minute when compared to that of the president. The president can also elect a new prime minister if he feels the current is not doing his/her job.
Egypt lies on the fertile Nile River valley , and desert around it.The Nile river have effect to Egyptian's culture, it gave a rich natural fertilizing elements that helped Egyptian to grow plants. Also, Egyptian civilization formed by 3000 B.C. E., and they benefited from trade and
The president will appoint the chairperson of the Council while provincial governors will appoint another four members. With the quorum set at 9 members, government-appointed members can dominate proceedings, including by censuring newspapers without the approval of independent members. That this is problematic is self-evident, particularly in cases where a complaint is brought against a newspaper because it has published reports that are critical of the government, or in cases brought by newspapers against the government.
Egypt as a nation; the majority of Egypt's population consists of ethnic Egyptians at about 90 percent of the population, the rest consisting of a few small ethnic minorities like the Bedouin Arabs, and the Nubians. Egypt is in Northern Africa, with a small peninsula forming a land bridge into Southwest Asia. Egypt is bordered by Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the east. Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture, media, energy, and tourism as stated by an online article from the Full Wiki ("The full wiki," 2010).