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IDF tries to prevent 'huge quantities' of arms being smuggled in from Egypt |
| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: May 23, 2005 |
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"I would say that President Mubarak has taken a very bold step. He's taking the first step to open up the elections and I think that's very, very important," Mrs. Bush said. She spent a day in Egypt, much of the time with Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak.
Speaking to reporters in front of the Giza pyramids, Mrs. Bush noted that the United States' democracy also took time to fully develop.
"As you know, you have to be slow as you do each of these steps," Mrs. Bush said. "You know that each step is a small step, that you can't be quick."
Egyptians are deciding in a referendum whether to accept changes to the constitution that would allow for the country's first multi-candidate presidential election in September. Mubarak, Egypt's president for 24 years, has been regularly re-installed in yes-no referendums in which his name is the only one on the ballot. He hasn't formally announced he will run again but is widely expected to do so.
Opponents say the new system is being set up to ensure Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party still controls the election outcome.
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On Egypt visit, U.S. first lady Laura Bush endorses Mubarak election plan
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05.23.2005
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