Constitutional declaration
ElBaradei: Military rulers took wrong direction
Egypt
February 26, 2012
ElBaradei: Military rulers took wrong direction
Former presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei withdrew from the race after realizing that Egypt’s military rulers were leading the country in…
MP says provision regulating presidential election committee will not be modified
Egypt
February 22, 2012
MP says provision regulating presidential election committee will not be modified
MP Mahmoud al-Khodeiry, head of Parliament’s legislative committee, has said that the article in the Constitutional Declaration regulating the powers…
SCAF issued laws ahead of Parliament induction
Egypt
January 30, 2012
SCAF issued laws ahead of Parliament induction
Four days before the new People’s Assembly was sworn in, Egypt’s ruling generals amended the controversial presidential election law and…
Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Elections commission: Tantawi won’t appoint members to Shura Council
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, has no authority to appoint members to the Shura Council,…
Court decision on presidential election law: Road block or minor speed bump for the military?
Opinion
January 21, 2012
Court decision on presidential election law: Road block or minor speed bump for the military?
Egypt's route to political transition over the past year has been bumpy, confusing, and guided by the roadmap laid out…
Advisory council forms panel to discuss constituent assembly
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Advisory council forms panel to discuss constituent assembly
The advisory council for Egypt's military rulers formed a panel to facilitate dialogue about the country's new constitution, the council…
Military council adviser: MPs won’t draft new constitution
Egypt
December 25, 2011
Military council adviser: MPs won’t draft new constitution
Members of Egypt's new parliament will not take part in writing the country's new constitution, according to a member of…
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Military council laws above judicial authority, says court
An administrative court has turned down a lawsuit requesting the annulment of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF)…
New constitutional declaration provokes widespread condemnation
Egypt
September 28, 2011
New constitutional declaration provokes widespread condemnation
The new constitutional declaration on parliamentary elections, which was issued by the military council on 25 September, has provoked condemnation…
Military council issues constitutional declaration on parliamentary elections
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Military council issues constitutional declaration on parliamentary elections
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a constitutional declaration on Tuesday regarding the forthcoming parliamentary elections, according…