| | This article examines how the procedural aspects of Egypt's first presidential elections permitted the ruling regime to persist without a serious challenge. By taking stock of how the procedural rules of the game were manipulated to favour the incumbent, and the creation of an administrative body with extra-judicial powers guaranteeing the known result, this article will argue that the character of Constitutional Amendment 76 set a precedent that will likely favour the succession in 2011 of Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal. |
