Constituent Assembly Head Hossam al-Gheriany is submitting the draft constitution, finalized on Friday, to President Mohamed Morsy on Saturday, with the president expected to ratify it within a few hours, according to reports by state-run newspaper Al-Ahram.
Meanwhile, the National Salvation Front, formed after Morsy issued his constitutional declaration and consisting of several opposition parties and movements, issued a statement late Friday saying that putting the current draft constitution to a referendum would "endanger the country."
The front threatened to stage further marches to the presidential palace to press their demands, as demonstrations in support of the president continued in front of Cairo University.
The Constitutional Court will review the appeal against the constitutionality of the elections law Sunday, which governed elections for the Shura Council, and the court is also expectedd to review another challenge against the constitutionality of the Constituent Assembly.
Additionally, the Administrative Court will review 12 lawsuits Tuesday challenging Morsy's constitutional declaration.
The declaration, issued by Morsy on 22 November, grants the president broad powers and immunizes the Constituent Assembly and Shura Council from dissolution. The declaration has sparked mass protests both for and against it and has opened a rift between the president and the judiciary.
