The system of State bodies of Egypt

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The system of State
bodies of Egypt
Ali Mostafa Mohamed
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plan
O The head of the State
O Legislative power
O Executive power
Government
O Judicial power Courts
system

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The head of the State
The president of Egypt
is the executive head of state of Egypt. Under
the various iterations of the Constitution of
Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of
1952, the president is also the supreme
commander of the Armed Forces, and head of
the executive branch of the Egyptian
government. The current president is Abdel
Fattah el-Sisi, in office since 8 June 2014.

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Requirements to hold office
Article 141 of the Egyptian
Constitution establishes the requirements one
must meet in order to become president. The
president of the republic should: be an Egyptian
citizen, be born to Egyptian parents (never
having dual nationality), have participated in
the military or be exempted from it, and cannot
be less than 40 years old.

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Election
Election procedures are taken before the end of
the incumbent president's term by 60 days.
Term(s) of office
Under the Constitution, the president serves for a
term of four years. The president is limited to two
terms, whether successive or separated. For
example, if incumbent President Sisi had been
unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 2018, he
would have been eligible to run again in 2022, and
if successful would have had to leave office for
good in 2026.

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Functions
The president represents Egypt in foreign relations and
has the power to ratify treaties, can issue decrees having
the force of law when the House of Representatives is in
recess and such decrees are subject for approval by the
House after resuming its sessions at the end of the
recess, and acts as the supreme ...
Termination of his office
Termination of his office
The term of office of the president expires after 4
years from the date of his rule

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Legislative power
The Parliament of Egypt is
the bicameral legislature of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
It is composed of an upper house (the Senate) and
a lower house (the House of Representatives).
The Parliament is located in Cairo, Egypt's capital. Under the
country's 2014 constitution, as the legislative branch of the Egyptian
state the Parliament enacted laws, approved the general policy of the
State, the general plan for economic and social development and the
general budget of the State, supervised the work of the government,
and had the power to vote to impeach the president of the Republic,
or replace the government and its prime minister by a vote of noconfidence

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The parliament is made up of 596 seats, with 448 seats elected
through the individual candidacy system, 120 elected through
winner-take-all party lists (with quotas for youth, women,
Christians, and workers) and 28 selected by the president It is
the fifth-largest legislative chamber in the world behind
the National People's Congress and the largest parliamentary body
in the Arab world.
Functions
Under the country's 2014 constitution, as the legislative branch
of the Egyptian state the Parliament enacted laws, approved the
general policy of the State, the general plan for economic and
social development and the general budget of the State,
supervised the work of the government, and had the power to
vote to ...

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Executive power Government
The politics of Egypt are based on republicanism, with
a semi-presidential system of government. The
current political system was established following
the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and the resignation
of President Hosni Mubarak. In the current system,
the President is elected for a six-year term, where they
are able to appoint up to 5 percent of the parliament.
Furthermore, the President has the power to dissolve
Parliament through Article 137. The Parliament of
Egypt is the oldest legislative chamber in Africa and
the Middle East. The unicameral Parliament has the
ability to impeach the President through Article 161.
With 2020 elections to the new Senate, the chamber
becomes bicameral.

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Functions
The president of Egypt is the executive head of state of Egypt.
Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt
following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the president is also
the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and head of the
executive branch of the Egyptian government.

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Judicial power Courts system
The judicial system (or judicial branch) of Egypt is an
independent branch of the Egyptian government which includes
both secular and religious courts.
The Egyptian judicial system is based on European and
primarily French legal concepts and methods, combined with
Islamic (Shariah) law.[1]
The legal code is derived largely from the Napoleonic
Code. Marriage and personal status are primarily based on the
religious law of the individual concerned. Thus, there are three
forms of family law in Egypt: Islamic, Christian, and secular (based
on the French family laws).
The judicial branch plays an important role in the political process in
Egypt, as the branch is given the responsibility to monitor and run
the country's parliamentary and presidential elections.

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