Brotherhood rejects Egypt elections plan

Supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi shout slogans in Nasser City, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt.

Supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi shout slogans in Nasser City, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt.

Published Jul 9, 2013

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Cairo - The Muslim Brotherhood rejected a decree issued by Egypt's interim head of state overnight, which set a timetable for new elections and set up a mechanism to amend the constitution.

Senior Brotherhood politician Essam El-Erian said the decree by interim head of state Adli Mansour was “usurping legislative power” and an act of “someone appointed by the putschists”.

Mansour's decree issued overnight sets out a timetable that could lead to parliamentary elections in about six months, to be followed by a new presidential election. The constitution would be amended and again put to public vote in a referendum.

The Brotherhood is demanding the military reinstate Morsi as president and has said it will have nothing to do with the military-backed transition. - Reuters

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