Tuesday 1 February 2011

Brothers and Sisters?

A 400-member Parliament for about 80 million people? It could comprise 100 elected on a constituency basis, 100 elected on a proportional basis, 80 men and 80 women nominated by the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, and 20 men and 20 women nominated by the Coptic Patriarch.

No legislation could be introduced unless sponsored by at least one MP from each of those four categories, nor could it be enacted without the approval of all four of the General Guide, the Patriarch, and the first and second-placed candidates in a direct Presidential election, termed the President and the Vice-President but enjoying exactly equal powers.

Very Palestinian, on either side of the Jordan. Very Lebanese. Very Syrian. Very Iranian. So why not?

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