 Egyptian court suspends April parliamentary elections March 6, 2013 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Egyptian administrative court has suspended general elections that were scheduled to begin next month, BBC News reported. It said the electoral law needed to be reviewed by the Supreme Constitutional Court to determine whether it conformed to the constitution. President Mohammed Mursi had said the polls would begin on April 22, taking place in four stages over two months. The elections have been boycotted by the main opposition, amid continuing street protests. The National Salvation Front (NSF) has said the electoral law favors Mursi's Islamist allies - a claim denied by the president. The NSF has also expressed concerns that the election will not be free and fair. Egypt remains sharply divided between Islamists and their liberal and secular opponents. More than 70 people have been killed in violence between security forces and protesters since February, following the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Partner news  Top stories Only three senators on the committee - Republican Ron Paul and Democrats Tom Udall and Chris Murphy - opposed the bill. If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.   Partner news |  Latest news David Bowie, Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder dies at 62  Bolder joined Bowie in 1971 to play on his fourth album, Hunky Dory, along with Mick Ronson and drummer Woody Woodmansey.“Crossing Lines” crime drama to open Monte Carlo Festival Sutherland will be honored during the opening ceremony with the inaugural Crystal Nymph Award for his lifelong achievements in film and TV.Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer in "Lone Ranger" action-packed trailer (video) Bing bang booms and Old West villains galore fill the latest look at Hammer rising from the dead to ride alongside Depp as Tonto.“Man Of Steel” Superman reboot unveils final trailer (video) Legendary’s film is directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill in the cape, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Michael Shannon as Zod. |
