Egyptian judges postpone elections again over controversial electoral law, The Guardian (2013)

7 March 2013
Egyptian protesters cover their faces as police fire tear gas in Port Said. Six
Egyptian protesters cover their faces as police fire tear gas in Port Said. Six people have recently died and 150 been wounded in the port. Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
<p>Polls delayed as judges say supreme constitutional court should have final say on law allegedly favouring Muslim Brotherhood.&nbsp;The move threatens to exacerbate frustrations in a deeply polarised country where several cities are once again experiencing significant civil unrest.&nbsp;But the decision to refer the legislation to the SCC creates further uncertainty, because it remains unclear how the Muslim Brotherhood will react; what, if anything, the court will change in the new electoral legislation; and how long this new delay will take.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/zalali">Zaid al-Ali</a>, an expert on the Egyptian constitution, and a senior adviser on constitutional building for the <a href="http://www.idea.int/">International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
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