The Egypt appears to be closer to adopting a new constitution drafted by the new Islamist Muslim Brotherhood dominated government. The Egypt’s main ally, Iran supports the new constitution. Since Iran and Egypt broke-off relations in 1979, the new Egypt’s President, Mohamed Mursi (or Morsy) visited Iran as the leader of Egypt after 30 years.
The country’s minority, Coptic Christians fears that the new constitution promotes the widening sectarian divide. Even before the weeklong election comes to a conclusion, the opposition is gearing up for appeals claiming nationwide election misconducts. Numerous clashes erupted in many major cities. The opposition claims that the new charter uses vague language and will not protect the rights of those who fought for ousting the President Hosni Mubarak. The international watch group, Human Rights Watch indicates that the constitution protects the rights of some but undermined the others, fails to end the human rights trials by the military, and fails to protect freedom of expression and religion.
Leading up to the election, the judicial system in Egypt threatened to shut down the assembly that is drafting the constitution. The outcome of the election is crucial for the stability of the young democracy.