Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: Constitutional Court Rules 'Political Exclusion Law' Void

Egypt's Constitutional Court has made rulings on the presidential run-off and has cast doubt on the legitimacy of Parliament.(PHOTO ESSAY: Egyptians Protest Against Court Ruling )

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled the 'political exclusion law' unconstitutional, reported Al-Jazeera.

The law was drafted to prevent presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who served as Hosni Mubarak's last premier, from running for office.

Shafiq is competing against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi in the run-off of Egypt's first post-January 25 Revolution, scheduled for June 16 - 17.

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  • ras sideeq
    Jun 14 2012, 18:28

    MYNBELOVED EGYPTRIAN BROTHERS "FRET NO THEY ESLG OF EVIL DOERS" WE J#KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE REVOLUTION WAS NOT WON. YOU ALSO CHOSE TO ALLY YOURSELVES WITH THE ARMY HOWEVER THEY HAVE SHONW THEY ARE LISTENING TO THE CONSTITUIONAL COURT. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS NO CONSTITUIONAL COURTY TILL AFTER THE CONSITUION IS SELCES TO GUIDE THE POWERS OF TEH COUNTRY. WITHOUT VACATING THE RULE OF LAW WE MSU STAND UY THE DECISION WHAT MATTER DOES ITHAVE I THE EX PRIME MINISTER OF MUBARAK SHOULD, RUN FOR PRESIDENT ; I, WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WITH HIN STANDING IN ANTY RACE HE WOULD NTO VEN SHOW. WHAT I THINK HAPPENED FO HIM TO BE RUNNING AS CANDIDATE HE WAS ABKE TO ORGANISE HIS COR SUOOORT BASE AND MANY WHO FELY DEISNCHNATYED DID NOM VOTE. WE LL MY BROTHERS IT WAS YOU JOBS AS YOUTHS TO SELCET YOUTH RATIES AND TRULY POLICCISED YOUR SELVES AS I SUGGESTED TO THE BROTHERS BUT ALL SI NOT LOST. WHO BESIDSE YOURSEL WHOM YOU PUT BELIEF IN A SUPREME BEING " ID YOU NOT" AND IT WORKED FOR YOU IT SEEMED THAT THE PEOPLE CELEBRATED TO QUICKLY AND FORGOT WHERE THEY GOIR THE POWER FROM. BROTHERS DR MOUSI IS THE ONLY LOGICAL ANSWER TO THE ELCXTION WE ARE NOT TRAPPED BETWEEN A HARD PLACE HE WAS AND IS PART OFTJR REVOLUTION. CERTAINLY WE KNOW THAT SOEM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS ARE VERY OLE SCHOOLS BUT THE DOCTOR IS NOT HE KNOWS WHAT THE COUNTRY TOOK TO GET WHERE IT IS TOADY AND HE KNOWW TRHAT FOR IT TO WORK HE WILL NEED SOM YOUTHS CHRISTAINS AND EVERYONE THAT STEPPED P GIVE THIER LIVES FOR THISW REVOLUTION. DO NOT FRET . THEREWERE MSITAKES AS WELL GAMES PLAYED BUT WITH FOCUS AND REMEBER THAT THIS LIKE CHESS YOU DONT WANT. P#SAFEGURAD THE KINGS AND NEVER ALLOW YOUR QUEEN TO GET CAPTURED , DONT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PEOPLES EGYPT AFTER SUNDAY DO NOT DESPAIR. HOW GREAT IS ALLAH???HE WONY ALLOW YOU TO IVE UPGIVE UP TOO MANY """"PIECES !!! " """PEACE AND MUCH LOVE""

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