Egypt

Abstract

In this research we try to discover the insight of “Egypt” in a holistic perspective. The key heart of the study is on “Egypt” and its relation with “political, Social and economic”. The research also examines various characteristics of “Egypt and the Challenges it's facing” and tries to measure its effect. Lastly the research illustrates a variety of factors which are responsible for “Issues in Egypt” and tries to describe the overall effect of it.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

The Current Political Issues in Egypt1

The Egyptian Revolution3

Social Problems in Egypt4

Economic Challenges faced by Egypt6

Conclusion6

Egypt

Introduction

In the past thousands of years Egypt has been one of the most innovative countries. Egypt has accomplished feats that have never been known to man. The great pyramids of Giza, etc. have all been done by the people of Egypt. However over the past hundreds of centuries Egypt seems to be missing one thing and that is Democracy. Why is it that Egypt has never yet been able to obtain democracy? When searching for this answer one must consider the evolution of Egypt's political system throughout history. Egypt has not been able to obtain democracy because of the dominance of one main political party, and the lack of a fair electoral system. In order to, understand how democracy has evaded Egypt for such a long time one must first look at the start of Egypt's Independence and presidential system.

The Current Political Issues in Egypt

Egypt is now in a stage and time that will determine the fate of democracy in a country which has been elusive for so long. The conduct of the Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in the latter half of 2011 and early 2012 will give a good indication of their future prospects in Egyptian politics. Historically, the Brotherhood is Egypt's largest, most popular and best organized opposition group. However, it remains to be seen whether this will hold true after elections. Many factors will have an impact on the future popularity of the Brotherhood and the FJP. Such as how the Brotherhood and the FJP address internal dissent and how they conduct themselves at Egypt's first and free and fair elections.

Although Egypt has been calling itself a democracy for decades, from the evidence we see that it has been far from it. Egypt is now in a period of great unrest, and the future of Egypt's democracy or lack thereof depends greatly on the decisions that are made in the coming months. Although Egypt was not a true democracy, it did have a complex government with separation of branches and an election system (Okar, 2011).

The Egyptian political system has three main authorities as stated in the Constitution: The Government, The Parliament, and The Judicial system. The Parliament is bicameral and consists of the upper Shoura Council and the lower People's Assembly. Even though the People's Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Egypt it holds greater legislative power than the upper chamber, the Shoura Council. Egypt uses a plurality voting system ...