I am afraid the commission's decision paves the way to mass rigging. We are used to ministers or ministries ignoring court verdicts, but for the head of the Constitutional Court and judges to disrespect court rulings is very serious and unprecedented.
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The government wants to block the independence of the judiciary. Judges are speaking out against arbitrary laws and repression of individuals, and so the authorities feel they must stop them.
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The government is not ready now for the election and they are not ready because they are afraid to be defeated or lose badly like they did in the parliamentary election.
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The decision reflects the grim reality faced by the judiciary in Egypt.
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