Egyptian President orders Parliament to reopen.
Mohamed Morsi's decision challenges the power of the generals who were governing the country on an interim basis before the last elections.
By Marwa Awad
CAIRO, July 8 (Reuters) - Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, decreed on Sunday that the Islamist-led parliament must reconvene until a new parliament is elected, apparently reversing a decision made by the generals who had been ruling the country on an interim basis, based on a court ruling.
"President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the resumption of sessions of the elected Parliament," said a presidential statement read by Morsi's advisor, Yasser Ali.
"An early parliamentary election will be held within 60 days after a new Constitution is approved by the nation," Ali said.
The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the House of Representatives should be dissolved last month after finding a flaw in the electoral process. The generals who governed Egypt on an interim basis until Morsi took power on June 30 implemented the court decision and assumed legislative powers.