Support Egypt Coalition to propose constitution amendment bill

CAIRO – 2 February 2019: The political office of Support Egypt Coalition announced Saturday that its members would present a constitution amendment bill to Egypt’s House Speaker, Ali Abdel Aal, as the majority of the parliament members have signed the bill.

The bill included amendments such as reestablishing a bicameral legislature by introducing the Senate as a second legislative chamber, Women would comprise 25 percent of the parliament and appointment of more than a vice for the president.



The amendments meet 2014 constitution and boost freedoms proposed by the latter, said the head of Support Egypt Coalition Abdel Hadi Al Kasbi.



The constitutional committee of the parliament affirms the right of the members to amend any of the constitution articles. Under article 226, either the president or fifth of the parliament members have the right to amend the constitution.