President meets Ganzouri cabinet
Discusses economy and military trials despite questions over future of cabinet, lack of power deters potential candidates
Ahmed Aboulenein
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Ahmed Aboul Enein is an Egyptian journalist who hates writing about himself in the third person. Follow him on Twitter @aaboulenein
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Military arrests of civilians overturned
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Constitutional declaration
If the People’s Assembly is dissolved, the president swears the oath in front of the General Assembly of the Supreme Constitutional Court. SCAF is the body responsible for all decisions related to the armed. The council’s head holds all powers held by the General Commander of the Armed Forces and the Defence Minister. The president …