A constitutional court ruling on Thursday means that the whole of the lower house of Egypt’s parliament will be dissolved and a new election will have to be held, the court’s head Farouk Soltan told Reuters by telephone after the ruling was issued. “The ruling regarding parliament includes the dissolution of the lower house of parliament in its entirety because the law upon which the elections were held is contrary to rules of the constitution,” he said, speaking two days before another election to pick a new president. Soltan said the ruling was binding on all institutions of state, adding that it would be up to the executive to call for the new election that he said would take place. READ MORE: Egyptian parliament to be dissolved after ruling
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A constitutional court ruling on Thursday means that the whole of the lower house of Egypt’s parliament will be dissolved and a new election will have to be held, the court’s head Farouk Soltan told Reuters by telephone after the ruling was issued.

“The ruling regarding parliament includes the dissolution of the lower house of parliament in its entirety because the law upon which the elections were held is contrary to rules of the constitution,” he said, speaking two days before another election to pick a new president.

Soltan said the ruling was binding on all institutions of state, adding that it would be up to the executive to call for the new election that he said would take place.

READ MORE: Egyptian parliament to be dissolved after ruling

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Developing: Two people are dead after an incident aboard a cruise ship near Italy. The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia was carrying 4,200 passengers. It’s been reported that the ship may have run aground, causing the ship to list to one side. Some passengers escaped the ship by jumping into the water, Sky News reported. [Photo: @CruiseShipCrew on Twitter]