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Anwar al-Hawari argues that Gamal Abdel Nasser postponed the presidential referendum scheduled for 1964 until the following year, despite realizing that the decision ran counter to the logic of the state, because he had come to be treated as the state itself. His influence rested on state institutions’ belief in his exceptional status and on the affection and trust he enjoyed among broad segments of the population. But the article identifies the most important factor as the crushing of political society and the exclusion of rival groups and opponents. It concludes that the dominance of a president for life renders the constitution, political freedoms, and political society ineffectual.
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