Many people have long argued that democratization in the Middle East will not get far until Egypt becomes fully engaged in the process. Egypt could not truly set out on a path of democratization without first amending its constitution – to downsize the Pharaonic powers of its president and set limits on his term in office.
很多人始终认为只有埃及完全参与到中东的民主化进程中去，这一进程才会被快速推进。而埃及若不能首先对其宪法进行修改¾削弱总统的君主权利、限制其任期年限，便不会真正踏上民主化道路。毕竟，今年已经是穆巴拉克当政的第二十四个年头，希望进行公开总统选举的声明迈出了重要的一步。