AFP - The first parliamentary elections since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak held next September in Egypt, but the date of presidential elections has not yet been set, said Monday a senior military official.
"The elections will be held in September," he told reporters Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (AFSC), in a formal announcement on that date.
He added that the date of the presidential election would be announced later. The date of the election for the presidency "is not defined.We must keep the law and when that is done we will announce the president, "he said.
The AFSC provides leadership in the country since the February 11 resignation of President Hosni Mubarak last under the pressure of the street.
After the departure of Mr.Mubarak, the army had given an indicative timetable of six months to organize legislative and presidential for a return to civilian rule.
This time, however, was considered by many personalities as too short to ensure a genuine democratic transition.
Egypt has already organized the March 19 referendum to revise the Egyptian Constitution, which was widely endorsed by 77% of voters.
The last legislative elections were held in November and December 2010. They had resulted in a landslide victory of the party of Mr.Mubarak, but the most important opposition groups have withdrawn, denouncing massive fraud.
The Egyptian parliament has been dissolved in the wake of the departure of Mr. Mubarak.
