Beyond the status quo Who will be the candidates? Who will support them? Gamil Matar examines the potholes that will have to be negotiated in constitutional reform
After 76, maybe 77 Amending Article 76 may be a step in the right direction but much more must be done, writes Amr El-Choubaki
Reform fever Ghassan Moukahal analyses the motives behind President Mubarak's surprise opening up of presidential elections
On the road to where? Mustafa Kamel El-Sayed wonders whether Egypt will follow the Palestinian or the Tunisian path
No less than Egypt's due A major overhaul of the political system is needed, writes Osama El-Ghazali Harb , and no one is better qualified to oversee it than President Mubarak
A peaceful coup In altering the rules governing presidential elections President Mubarak has redrawn the nation's political life, writes Hassan Abu Taleb
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The Second Republic Amidst the euphoria, Amira Howeidy finds scepticism, the US, Lebanon, Kifaya and a new dynamic
Devil in the details
The People's Assembly will be busy hammering out the details of President Mubarak's proposal, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
Accolades and reservations
Washington welcomed Mubarak's decision to hold multi-presidential elections in Egypt, reports Khaled Dawoud from the US capital
'A leap for democracy'
Europe welcomes President Mubarak's decision to permit multi-candidate presidential elections, but pushes for more reforms, writes Gamal Nkrumah
The contenders?
Are there any serious presidential candidates besides the incumbent? Shaden Shehab engages in a 'what if' exercise
Equally stunned
Ruling party and opposition MPs, in both houses of parliament, appeared equally dazed as their speakers read out a letter from the president. Gamal Essam El-Din reports
Will they run?
To the shock of many, opposition parties may decide not to take part in the first-ever multi-candidate presidential elections they have long campaigned for. Gihan Shahine finds out why
Will they, won't they
The Muslim Brothers will not say whether or not they will join the presidential race, the group's supreme guide told Omayma Abdel-Latif
Tipping the balance
Amira Howeidy reviews the agenda of the reform movement following the president's agreeing to amending Article 76 of the Constitution
A possible way out
Detained Al-Ghad Party chairman may be released very soon, reports Mona El-Nahhas
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