Egypt is a democratic socialist state. The ruling party is the National Democratic party. Additional info. The People’s Assembly is the Legislature in “Arab Republic of Egypt”, and has many competences provided by Chapter Five of the Egyptian Constitution Article 86 states that the People’s Assembly shall Chamber exercise the legislative power , approve the general policy of the State, the general plan of economic and social development and the general budget. It also oversees the work of the Executive Authority, nominates President of the Republic and accepts resignation thereof. Since 1866 Egypt witnessed seven parliamentary systems whose legislative and oversight competences varied and reflected the history of the Egyptian people's struggle to establish a society based on democracy and freedom. For more than 135 years of parliamentary history Egypt witnessed 32 Parliaments whose members ranged between 75 and 458 who contributed to writing Egypt?s modern Political social, economic and cultural history. http://www.parliament.gov.eg/EPA/en/Index.jsp http://www.parliament.gov.eg/EPA/en/Levels.jsp?levelid=18&levelno=2&parentlevel=1

It's a Dictatorship disguised as a Democracy. The current president has been so for over 20 some years... Also you can be arrested for speaking out against the government there. It's fairly impossible to legally overthrow a US CIA appointed leader.