US urges Egypt to fully implement rights guaranteed in new constitution
20 January 2014
<p>The United States has urged Egypt to fully implement
the rights guaranteed by its newly approved constitution, saying that democracy
is more than one election.</p>
<p>
Egyptians overwhelmingly approved the charter in a referendum last week by more
than 98 percent, in what the government hailed as a public seal of approval of
the overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.</p>
<p>However, US
Secretary of State John Kerry warned that "It's not one vote that
determines a democracy."<br>
<br>
"It's all the steps that follow… it's what comes next that will shape
Egypt’s political, economic and social framework for generations," he
added in comments on Saturday</p> Read the full article here: Ahram Online
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