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GN29557 EGYPT: Power struggle
Published: 07/10/2012
July 10, 2012 -- Egypt's parliament convened Monday in defiance of a ruling by the country's highest court and swiftly voted to seek a legal opinion on the decision that invalidated the chamber over apparent election irregularities. The session lasted less than 10 minutes, but it pushed Egypt deeper into a potential power struggle between new president Mohammed Mursi and the ruling generals. Graphic shows recent steps in power struggle.