Egypt’s parliament has opened for the first time in more than three years, packed with supporters of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.<\/p>\n
The previous Islamist-dominated legislature was dissolved by a court ruling in 2012.<\/p>\n
The following year, the then General Sisi ousted President Mohammed Morsi following massive protests against him and his Muslim Brotherhood party.<\/p>\n
Egypt’s new parliament has just 15 days to ratify over 300 new laws issued.<\/p>\n
Newly elected MPs were sworn in on the first day. They were then due to elect a speaker and two deputies.<\/p>\n
Parliament comprises 568 elected members and is dominated by an alliance loyal to President Sisi.<\/p>\n
Sunday’s session was supposed to be mostly procedural but it was disrupted by one outspoken member.<\/p>\n
Murtada Mansour, a President Sisi supporter, at first refused to read the official text of the MPs’ oath, before relenting and “hurriedly and casually” reciting it, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
Mr Mansour was angry at parts of the text endorsing the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, which some pro-government figures now see as a mistake, according to the agency.<\/p>\n
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