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Egyptian Military Dissolves Parliament after Court Ruling

(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) David Schenker and Eric Trager - On June 14, Egypt's Constitutional Court made two key rulings, confirming that former prime minister and air force chief Ahmed Shafiq is allowed to run in this weekend's presidential runoff and invalidating one-third of the seats in the Islamist-controlled legislature. In the decision to nullify election results for 166 legislators, the court ruled that party-affiliated candidates had won seats allocated to "independents." In the wake of the ruling, the military has announced that it is dissolving the legislature and assuming law-making powers in its place. The biggest loser in these decisions is the Muslim Brotherhood, which controlled 47% of the parliament.
2012-06-15 00:00:00
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