The Egyptian situation is complicated by the constitution, which was suspended in March 2011, after the revolution and the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. In the aftermath, a new law of the land has not been worked out.
The new draft constitution was initially expected to be finalized by December 5, but Morsi’s latest decree gave the body two additional months to complete the document. Egypt will not hold parliamentary elections until the new constitution is completed and passed by a referendum