VP Suleiman said a committee would begin work today on redrafting the constitution, following two days of negotiations with opposition leaders in which he promised wider press freedom and said he would to produce a checklist of measures needed to hold free elections. Tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak returned to central Cairo, a day after the release of Google Inc. executive Wael Ghonim, who was abducted during a protest last week.
2/8/11
Egypt Says New Constitution Underway as Protests Regain Momentum - by Vivian Salama and Maram Mazen
Egyptian protesters packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square today, with many setting up makeshift camps, as Vice President Omar Suleiman sought to convince demonstrators that the government is serious about moving toward democracy and stabilizing the economy.
VP Suleiman said a committee would begin work today on redrafting the constitution, following two days of negotiations with opposition leaders in which he promised wider press freedom and said he would to produce a checklist of measures needed to hold free elections. Tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak returned to central Cairo, a day after the release of Google Inc. executive Wael Ghonim, who was abducted during a protest last week.
VP Suleiman said a committee would begin work today on redrafting the constitution, following two days of negotiations with opposition leaders in which he promised wider press freedom and said he would to produce a checklist of measures needed to hold free elections. Tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak returned to central Cairo, a day after the release of Google Inc. executive Wael Ghonim, who was abducted during a protest last week.
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