Shura Council verdict likely to change little: Political figures
Egypt's High Constitutional Court has ruled unconstitutional a law governing elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of parliament.
The ruling on Sunday made it clear that the Council would not be dissolved until a new House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament, convenes. According to Article 230 of the constitution the council is immune from dissolution until a lower house is elected. The constitution also gives the upper house temporary authority to pass legislation after a similar court order caused the dissolution of Egypt's People's Assembly in June 2012.