English Translation: Presidential Decree Restoring Parliament

Source: Ahram Online

Official Gazette

Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
No. 11 of 2012

The President of the Republic

 

Having considered the Constitutional Declaration of 13-2-2011,

and the Constitutional Declaration of 30-3-2012,

and the international treaties that the Arab Republic of Egypt,

 

and as law 73 of 1956 on the organization of political participation,

and law 38 of 1972 about Parliament and its amendments,

and the judgment of the Supreme Constitutional Court in the case No. 20 of the judicial constitutional year number 34,

and the President of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces's Decision 350 of 08-07-2012,

 

has decreed:

Article 1: The withdrawal of Decree No. 350 ordering the dissolution of the People’s Assembly as of Friday 15 July 2012.

Article 2: The return of the elected People’s Assembly to hold its meetings and exercise its powers as provided for in Article 33 of the Constitutional Declaration issued on March 30, 2011.

Article 3: The need to hold early parliamentary elections, within 60 days from the date of approval by Parliament of the new Constitution and the completion of the People’s Assembly law.

Article 4: Publication of the present decision in the Official Gazette.

This decision of the presidency was issued on 8 July 2012, 1433 AH.