Egypt+Political+System

Egypt Political System
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=There are three main Authorities in Egypt as stated by the Egyptian constitution := ===The government of Egypt. consists of a semi-presidential republic. The President chooses the prime minister who heads the government and selects members of the governments (Ministers) and the president should approve his selection for the government to start its assignments as dictated by the president.The president as stated by the constitution is the supreme commander of the Egyptian armed forces and he has the authority to choose the General commander of the Egyptian army.=== ===The parliament or Peoples' assembly as it is described in the constitution consists of 444 members elected by the people in a public election every 5 years in addition to 10 members at most assigned by the president. There is no need to be a member of a political party in order to be a candidate in the election although there are over 15 political parties in Egypt. National party (Al Watany) is the ruling party currently holding the majority in the parliament=== ===The Judicial authority is not controlled by the government as the constitution states. It is a self governing body to avoid being manipulated by the political powers and ensures that justice is not affected by the political streams. In fact Egyptian judges are well known for their integrity and justice.([|Egypt Gov])===
 * ===The Government===
 * ===The Parliament===
 * ===The Judicial system===