Islam Times - Egypt's president amends electoral law ahead of parliamentary vote

Islam Times - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has amended the electoral law ahead of a long-delayed parliamentary vote.

The new amendment was made on Sunday, according to an official gazette there.

Parliament elections were initially due to take place between March 21 and May 7 this year, however, they were delayed after the constitutional court judged some terms of the electoral law to be unconstitutional.

The dates, timetables, and all other vote procedures will be announced by the Supreme Electoral Committee of Egypt.

Egypt's last elected People's Assembly was dissolved in 2012 after the country's highest court ruled that the vote was not constitutional.

The previous House of Representatives was elected in early 2012 and was dominated by supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood political party.

The ruling was eventually accepted by Morsi when he took office that year. His term in office, however, was short-lived and he was ousted in a military coup in July of 2013.

Sisi, who was the then army chief, took power after the overthrow of Morsi and launched a wave of crackdown on the Brotherhood and its supporters.