The 2013 constitution brings no substantial changes to Egypt’s political reality.
![The new constitution leaves intact the army's unprecedented power [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131126173230651621_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Samer Atallah is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at The American University in Cairo. His is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago centre in Paris.
The 2013 constitution brings no substantial changes to Egypt’s political reality.
![The new constitution leaves intact the army's unprecedented power [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131126173230651621_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)