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Salafist Nour Party chairman Younes Makhioun confirms ideological disagreements with Muslim Brotherhood, but does not hold them responsible for internal splits.

Youssef Makhioun becomes new head of Egypt's most formidable Salafist party in uncontested party election on Wednesday.

Constitution Party leader Mohamed ElBaradei on Sunday reshuffled the party's steering committee and made changes to the party's structure in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary election. 

The new steering committee includes former Democratic Front Party deputy leader Ibrahim Nawar; former Free Egyptians Party leader Basel Adel; Ghad Party founder Gamila Ismail; Kefaya founding member George Isaac; prominent legal expert Hossam Eisa; prominent writer Alaa Al-Aswany; New Woman Foundation founding member Hala Shukrallah; and prominent filmmaker Yousry Nassrallah. 

Emad Abdel-Ghafour, who resigned as head of Salafist Nour party last week, has announced the launch of new Al-Watan (Homeland) party Tuesday.

Under the slogan of "A free homeland and dignified people", Abdel-Ghafour announced the launch of the party during a news conference that was held at Al-Azhar conference hall in the eastern Cairo district of Madinet Nasr.

Seven political and legal changes will take place immediately in Egypt after the new constitution passed; ten more changes must be carried out in the near future.

El mensaje de la oposición egipcia tras el referéndum constitucional del sábado ha sido tan claro como desafiante: se ha perdido una batalla, pero la guerra por definir el alma de Egipto continúa. La Comisión Electoral anunció este martes el resultado definitivo de la consulta: la nueva Constitución recibió el apoyo del 63,8% de los votos.

Egypt's vice president has announced his resignation on the day of a referendum on a new constitution, state TV reported.

Mahmoud Mekki's resignation on Saturday was announced just hours before the end of voting in the second and final round of a referendum on a disputed Muslim Brotherhood-backed constitution.

Mekki, a career judge, has said he intends to quit once the charter is adopted.

The new constitution eliminates the post of vice president.

Egypt’s political opposition boycotted a debate on the draft constitution on Friday, one day before the second phase of the national charter’s referendum. The session, however, was held as planned.

The debate, designed to give opposition the chance to voice their reservations over the draft constitution, was held at the headquarters of the upper house of parliament (Shura Council).