Article 27: The president will be elected directly by general secret ballot. To be nominated for the presidency of the republic, a candidate must be supported by 30 members at least of the elected members of the People’s Assembly and Shura Council, or the candidate may obtain the support of at least 30,000 citizens, who have the right to vote, in 15 provinces at least, whereby the number of supporters in any of the provinces is at least 1,000. In all cases, it is impermissible for support to be for more than one candidate, and the law will stipulate the procedures for this matter. Every political party with members who have won at least one seat by way of election in either of the People’s Assembly or Shura Council in the last elections may nominate one of its members for the presidency. Article 28: A supreme judicial commission named the “Presidential Elections Commission” will supervise the election of the president of the republic beginning with the announcement of the opening of candidate nomination and ending with the announcement of the election result. The Commission will be composed of the president of the Supreme Constitutional Court as the head, and a membership made up of the president of the Cairo Appeals Court, the most senior deputies of the president of the Supreme Constitutional Court, the most senior deputies of the president of the Court of Cassation and the most senior deputies of the president of the State Council. The Commission’s decisions will be final and executed, without interjection of any side, in the same manner as it is forbidden for the decisions to be stopped or cancelled. The purview of the Commission will be by law. The Commission will form committees to supervise voting and counting according to the stipulations in Article 39. Draft legislation for presidential elections will be shown to the Supreme Constitutional Court before being issued to determine the extent of compliance with the constitution. The Supreme Constitutional Court will issue its decision on this matter within 15 days of receiving the draft legislation. If it decides that the text is unconstitutional, more work must be done before the law can be issued. In all cases, the decision of the Court will be obligatory for all authorities of the state, and will be published in the official gazette within three days of being released. Article 29: The period of the presidency is four years beginning from the date of announcing the result of the election, and it is not permitted for the president of the republic to run again for the presidency except once more. Article 30: The president will take the following oath before the People’s Assembly before assuming his/her position: “I swear to God that I will faithfully preserve the republican order, that I will respect the constitution and the law, and look after the interests of the people comprehensively, and that I will preserve the independence of the nation and the safety of its land.” Addendum amendment Article 30: In situation that parliament is dissolved the president will be [sworn] into office in front of High Constitutional Court's General Assembly. Article 31: The president of the republic will appoint within a maximum of 30 days after assuming his/her duties at least one vice president and determine his/her responsibilities, so that in the case of his/her stepping down from the position of president, another will be appointed in his/her place. The conditions that must be met by the president will apply, as will rules governing the accountability for vice presidents of the republic. Article 32: The People’s Assembly will be composed of a number of members determined by law to be at least 350, half of whom at least will be Workers and Peasants. The members of the People’s Assembly will be elected by a direct, public and secret election. The law stipulates the definition of a Worker and Peasant, as well as the electoral districts that the state will be divided into. It is possible for the president of the republic to appoint in the People’s Assembly a number of the members, not to exceed 10. Article 33: Immediately upon election, the People’s Assembly will assume the authority to legislate and determine the public policy of the state, the general plan for economic and social development, and the public budget of the state. It will also oversee the work of the executive branch. Article 34: The People’s Assembly’s term will be 5 years starting from the date of its first assembly. IFES Page 13 of 18