CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian lawmakers say the ruling military council has given them 48 hours to finalize the formation of a 100-member panel tasked to write the country’s new constitution, or it will come up with its own blueprint for the body.
Parliamentarian Mustafa Bakri announced the ultimatum in a press conference on Tuesday. It adds more tension to an already charged political scene, coming three days after former president Hosni Mubarak was given a life sentence in connection to the 2011 killing of protesters and less than two weeks before new presidential elections.
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The composition of the panel has divided Egyptian political groups for most of this year. The Islamist-led parliament claims the right to form the panel but liberals reject its domination of the process.
