Egypt: Court’s Pre-Election “Coup” a Setback to Islamists

Two surprise decisions by Egypt’s highest court yesterday appeared to be a power play by the interim military government and led Islamists to accuse the court of attempting a “legal coup.” The last-minute decisions spurred calls for a boycott of the presidential election because of fears of election fraud by the military. LIGNET believes the decisions are certain to shake up Egyptian politics but probably won’t end the dominance of Egyptian Islamists.

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