Egypt's parliament to convene on Jan. 10

12/31/2015 12:21:49 PM

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday appointed 28 lawmakers to the newly-elected parliament.

Sisi also called on the new assembly to convene on Jan. 10 2016.

Egypt held a two-phase parliamentary poll in October and November the first since the 2013 coup against President Mohamed Morsi.

The vote -- the last step in an army-imposed transitional roadmap following Morsi’s ouster -- has seen pro-Sisi MPs dominating most seats in the new assembly.

The 596-seat parliament includes 568 elected members: 448 who were elected on an individual basis and 120 through party lists in addition to 28 MPs appointed by the Egyptian President.

“For the Love of Egypt” a loyalist electoral alliance led by a former intelligence officer won all 120 seats allocated to party lists in the two-phase election.

The now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group–of which Morsi had been a leader – had dominated Egypt’s last parliament which was dissolved in 2012.

Since Morsi’s overthrow Egyptian authorities have waged a harsh crackdown on the Brotherhood arresting thousands of the group’s leaders and supporters.

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