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Constitutional court rejects articles in draft parliamentary
elections law
Problems with constitutionality of five articles in draft parliamentary elections law puts small wrench in
ratification process before April polls

Ahram Online (https://english.ahram.org.eg/WriterArticles/Ahram-Online/344/0.aspx) , Monday 18 Feb 2013

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Egypt's High Constitutional Court (HCC) announced on Monday

afternoon it had rejected five articles of the draft parliamentary
elections law that is soon up for ratification. The law would Related
regulate parliamentary elections expected in April 2013.

The law, drafted by the Shura Council — the upper house of
parliament which is currently endowed with legislative powers
following the dissolution of the People's Assembly in June 2012
— was presented to the HCC for approval before which it must
be ratified.
Egypt's Salvation Front determined to maintain unity for
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The law will be remanded to the Shura Council to look into
amending the articles whose constitutionality questioned by the NSF to field one list in upcoming parliamentary elections
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On Monday, presidential sources announced that the presidential

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The People's Assembly (parliamentary lower house) was
dissolved in 2012 by an HCC court order that rendered the law
that elected that chamber unconstitutional.

The Shura Council has assumed full legislative powers on a temporary basis until the new House of Representatives
(formerly called the People's Assembly) is elected.

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