Polling stations in Egypt presents an unusual image: long and orderly queues in which citizens of every political and religious duty waiting to cast their vote. Today, the laughter and the festive atmosphere reigns at the foot of the pyramids, in the same place that just four months the volunteers of the National Democratic Party of Hosni Mubarak to this reporter stuffed ballot boxes, blocked the way to voters who were not to give his vote or pointing the ID numbers of people who came in trucks and then fill in their ballots themselves in exchange for a modest amount of Egyptian pounds.
Nothing to see. It is true that many still fear that no irregularities. Even the Judiciary Committee that oversees the franchise has acknowledged that some ballots have not stamped with the official seal and have rushed to give judges authority to monitor each classroom in which we vote for his signature to validate the specifications.
In the school of the pyramids is a box whose contents smash open a couple of secretaries to make room. The irregularity does not attract attention and, apparently, manipulation is an attempt to make room for the flood of ballots that voters, who huddle in the doorway, waiting to join the hundreds already in the box.
Wood and glass with a padlock, which is now on a nearby table, to ensure closure, the big box stores the hopes of millions of Egyptians. The little finger, thumb, index ... each finger decides he wants pink tint to identify you as a voter. Mohamed, an Italian student 20 years says he will vote 'yes', showing a broad smile.
He firmly believes that there must be reform before leaving the country in the hands of the next Parliament and do not care, he says, that the president can decide not to make a new constitution in the future. Maisa Oman, a social worker of 28 years working in child development projects, is more skeptical about the intentions of future leaders and it is clear that their vote will "not constitutional amendments." He was happy to vote for the first time and believes it is a first step in his opinion, there can be a new government for support in a basic text considered obsolete and is designed for a single person boasts all the power and control ".
Nor is it clear that balance is tipped in their favor on February 11 following the same side." There are ongoing arrests and torture by the army, "he noted Oman. An indictment has been able to check the country and has been denounced by various human rights organizations in Egypt. Some 45 million Egyptians 18 years or more have been called to vote to accept or reject the proposed amendments whose main amendments relate to the duration of the presidency that will be limited two terms of four years and is opposed to the current text elections every six years allowed unlimited.
In addition, if approved changes would be allowed access to independent presidential candidate. Something that contributes directly to the Muslim Brotherhood who have made a strong campaign for "yes." One of the proposed changes has received rave reviews is the hardening of the conditions relating to the nationality of the president.
Updating the text with both the president and his ancestors and their spouses must be of Egyptian nationality. The amendments are not excited at all political groups. On the side of "no" are the Tagammu, the Ghad, the Nasserists, the Democratic Front and the Wafd. The opposition leader and Nobel Peace Mohamed El Baradei, said that "keeping Mubarak's Constitution, even temporarily, is an insult to the revolution." Neither the secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Musa, who like El Baradei has announced that his candidacy for president, expressed his opposition to reform.
The main supporters of the proposed revision belong to the Muslim Brotherhood, the most organized opposition movement, one of whose members served on the commission to prepare amendments. And the remains of the late National Democratic Party of Hosni Mubarak. Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to ensure that voters and activists are not harassed or intimidated by security forces during today's referendum on proposed constitutional change.
Thousands of people who oppose a measure they consider cosmetic yesterday tried to demonstrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo since the revolution has become the scene of popular demand. Shortly after Friday prayers went to the central location and were blocked by military police who forced them to flee and disperse.
In the evening several thousand people went to gather at the Place de la Liberation. Throughout the day, both supporters of each other as they had done the street campaign trying to explain his reasons and to make citizens aware that they should go to the polls. The Muslim Brothers have conducted a fierce campaign for "yes" in leaflets distributed yesterday pointed to the idea that the adoption of the reform would entail the establishment of a democratic government while voting against it would mean chaos and would be imposed to be a dictatorship.
The Army for his part in whose hands lies the power since the February 11 Mubarak surrender, had forbidden any means both Arab and foreign issue or disseminate articles of opinion or debate that could influence the decision of the voters. At least two demonstrators were arrested yesterday while distributing leaflets against the referendum, according to Amnesty International, but later were released later after confiscating propaganda, prompting fears of a wider crackdown on opponents of the referendum. 
Nothing to see. It is true that many still fear that no irregularities. Even the Judiciary Committee that oversees the franchise has acknowledged that some ballots have not stamped with the official seal and have rushed to give judges authority to monitor each classroom in which we vote for his signature to validate the specifications.
In the school of the pyramids is a box whose contents smash open a couple of secretaries to make room. The irregularity does not attract attention and, apparently, manipulation is an attempt to make room for the flood of ballots that voters, who huddle in the doorway, waiting to join the hundreds already in the box.
Wood and glass with a padlock, which is now on a nearby table, to ensure closure, the big box stores the hopes of millions of Egyptians. The little finger, thumb, index ... each finger decides he wants pink tint to identify you as a voter. Mohamed, an Italian student 20 years says he will vote 'yes', showing a broad smile.
He firmly believes that there must be reform before leaving the country in the hands of the next Parliament and do not care, he says, that the president can decide not to make a new constitution in the future. Maisa Oman, a social worker of 28 years working in child development projects, is more skeptical about the intentions of future leaders and it is clear that their vote will "not constitutional amendments." He was happy to vote for the first time and believes it is a first step in his opinion, there can be a new government for support in a basic text considered obsolete and is designed for a single person boasts all the power and control ".
Nor is it clear that balance is tipped in their favor on February 11 following the same side." There are ongoing arrests and torture by the army, "he noted Oman. An indictment has been able to check the country and has been denounced by various human rights organizations in Egypt. Some 45 million Egyptians 18 years or more have been called to vote to accept or reject the proposed amendments whose main amendments relate to the duration of the presidency that will be limited two terms of four years and is opposed to the current text elections every six years allowed unlimited.
In addition, if approved changes would be allowed access to independent presidential candidate. Something that contributes directly to the Muslim Brotherhood who have made a strong campaign for "yes." One of the proposed changes has received rave reviews is the hardening of the conditions relating to the nationality of the president.
Updating the text with both the president and his ancestors and their spouses must be of Egyptian nationality. The amendments are not excited at all political groups. On the side of "no" are the Tagammu, the Ghad, the Nasserists, the Democratic Front and the Wafd. The opposition leader and Nobel Peace Mohamed El Baradei, said that "keeping Mubarak's Constitution, even temporarily, is an insult to the revolution." Neither the secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Musa, who like El Baradei has announced that his candidacy for president, expressed his opposition to reform.
The main supporters of the proposed revision belong to the Muslim Brotherhood, the most organized opposition movement, one of whose members served on the commission to prepare amendments. And the remains of the late National Democratic Party of Hosni Mubarak. Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to ensure that voters and activists are not harassed or intimidated by security forces during today's referendum on proposed constitutional change.
Thousands of people who oppose a measure they consider cosmetic yesterday tried to demonstrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo since the revolution has become the scene of popular demand. Shortly after Friday prayers went to the central location and were blocked by military police who forced them to flee and disperse.
In the evening several thousand people went to gather at the Place de la Liberation. Throughout the day, both supporters of each other as they had done the street campaign trying to explain his reasons and to make citizens aware that they should go to the polls. The Muslim Brothers have conducted a fierce campaign for "yes" in leaflets distributed yesterday pointed to the idea that the adoption of the reform would entail the establishment of a democratic government while voting against it would mean chaos and would be imposed to be a dictatorship.
The Army for his part in whose hands lies the power since the February 11 Mubarak surrender, had forbidden any means both Arab and foreign issue or disseminate articles of opinion or debate that could influence the decision of the voters. At least two demonstrators were arrested yesterday while distributing leaflets against the referendum, according to Amnesty International, but later were released later after confiscating propaganda, prompting fears of a wider crackdown on opponents of the referendum.
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