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Egypt gives panel 10 days to reform constitution

Egypt's military appointed a panel of civilian experts Tuesday and has given it 10 days to reform the country's constitution. It has also promised that the new constitution will be put to a popular vote within two months.

Reuters/Suhaib Salem
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The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has instructed an eight-member panel of jurists and scholars to "amend all articles as it sees fit to guarantee democracy and the integrity of presidential and parliamentary elections".

Egypt's military regime said Tuesday that a wave of strikes sweeping the country is "disastrous".

The panel is obliged to abolish articles in the constitution giving presidents unlimited terms in office and the right to refer cases to military courts.

The committee is headed by Tareq al-Bishri, a former head of Egypt's administrative court, and includes jurists and constitutional specialists.

The military took power on Friday when Mubarak's 30-year rule was brought to an end by 18 days of street protests.

The army dissolved the constitution and the parliament last Sunday, promising to oversee a six-month transition to democratic rule.

"The armed forces want to hand over power as soon as possible. They want amendments to the constitution," panel member Sobhi Saleh, a lawyer and former MP from Islamist opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, told AFP.

The Muslim Brotherhood announced Tuesday it would form an official political party.

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