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Egyptian Judge Anwar Rashad al-Assi has ruled as unconstitutional a clause in the election law that draws voting districts, a verdict that is almost certain to delay parliamentary elections. (Hassan Ammar, AP)
Cairo - Egypt's constitutional court ruled on Sunday that
parts of the law organising parliamentary elections starting 21 March violate
the charter, in a decision that may force a delay.
The administrative court, which rules on state related
matters, will now decide whether to formally rule on delaying the election.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered that the law be
redrafted within a month and asked that "legal measures be undertaken to
avoid delaying" the election, his office said.
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