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Q36
(CDS-II/2011)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution › Comparative constitutions
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Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular . uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak ? 1. Adopting a new constitution / 2. Reducing presidential terms from 6 years to 4 years 3. Limiting the president to two terms 4. Presidential candidate must be over 40 years Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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The correct answer is Option 2 (2, 3 and 4). Following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule, significant constitutional amendments were approved via a national referendum in March 2011 to prevent future autocracy.
- Statement 2 is correct: Article 77 was amended to reduce the presidential term from six years to four years, ensuring more frequent democratic mandates.
- Statement 3 is correct: The amendments introduced a strict two-term limit for the presidency, a direct response to Mubarak's indefinite tenure.
- Statement 4 is correct: Eligibility criteria were revised, requiring a presidential candidate to be at least 40 years of age, born to Egyptian parents, and not married to a non-Egyptian.
- Statement 1 is incorrect: While the 2011 amendments modified the existing 1971 Constitution, the adoption of an entirely new constitution only occurred later in 2012 and 2014, making it less specific to the immediate post-uprising legal transition described in the context of these specific reforms.
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