Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution

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Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution is a provision that governs the validation and oversight of parliamentary membership and election results, historically central to disputes over the authority of the judiciary versus the legislature in Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
aimedAt regulating how disputes over parliamentary membership are resolved
appliesTo People’s Assembly elections
membership disputes in the People’s Assembly
associatedWith debates on the legitimacy of the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections
pre-2011 political system in Egypt
citationForm Article 93, Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1971) NERFINISHED
concerns final authority to decide on the validity of parliamentary membership
procedures for examining challenges to election results
constitutionalContext 1971 Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt NERFINISHED
controversy criticized for allowing parliament to ignore or override judicial decisions on election validity
country Egypt
governs oversight of parliamentary election results
validation of membership of the People’s Assembly
historicalRole central to conflicts over who has final say on the validity of parliamentary membership
used to justify parliamentary supremacy over judicial rulings on election disputes
impact affected the balance of power between the People’s Assembly and the judiciary
influenced challenges to the legitimacy of parliamentary elections
influencedBy Egypt’s historical preference for strong legislative bodies
interpretedBy Egyptian courts NERFINISHED
People’s Assembly of Egypt NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Egypt
surface form: Arab Republic of Egypt
language Arabic
legalField constitutional law
electoral law
legalSystem Egyptian constitutional law
level supreme law within the Egyptian legal hierarchy
opposedBy advocates of stronger judicial oversight of elections
politicalSignificance became a focal point in debates on democratic reform in Egypt
invoked in disputes over the dissolution or continuation of certain parliaments
relatedTo independence of the judiciary in Egypt
judicial review of elections in Egypt
legislative authority in Egypt
separation of powers in Egypt
statusAfter2011 subject to reconsideration and change during post-2011 constitutional revisions
subject disputes over authority between the judiciary and the legislature in Egypt
timePeriod in force under the 1971 Egyptian Constitution
typeOfNorm binding constitutional rule
usedBy supporters of parliamentary supremacy in Egypt

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Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2011 amendedArticle Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution