Egypt's parliament convened on Tuesday, after President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday issued a decree reinstating parliament. The parliament was dissolved by the military council last month based on a Constitutional Court ruling. The Court cited flaws in the electoral law. Parliament Speaker Saad Al-Katatni said lawmakers did not object to the Constitutional Court ruling but wanted to seek a legal opinion from an appeal court. The assembly voted on a show of hands to refer the question to the Court of Cassation, following which Al-Katatni closed the session, according to a report of DPA. President Morsi has called for early parliamentary elections 60 days after a referendum to approve a constitution, which is being drafted.
