Following decades of authoritarian rule, in which power has been usurped by one strongman and his party, Egypt is considering a mixed political system, which would ensure a balance between state powers.
The body in charge of defining Egypt’s political future is the constitutional commission, which seems to be reaching agreement regarding a mixed system, leaning towards a presidential model.
“This system will protect us from creating a new dictator or an authoritarian parliament,” explained Mohamed Abdel Aziz, deputy-head of the commission and member of the Tamarod (Rebel) youth group