Beyond the referendum, and Tahrir – squared

CAIRO: The “yes” camp in last month’s referendum for constitutional reform, which was supposed to bring forward early parliamentary elections in Egypt, got 77 percent of the vote. The “no” vote got the rest. And now people are trying to figure out what this means.

There are several things both the “yes” voters and the “no” voters should now consider, as Egypt heads towards September parliamentary elections, and the first constitution of a post-Mubarak Egypt. Much of it has to do with religion, extremism and politics in this country — a set of affairs that most Egyptians, after having experienced such a closely controlled country under former President Hosni Mubarak, have little experience with. But there are some things that are clear from the outset.

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