Cairo: Egyptian parliament has passed a law banning senior officials who served under former president Hosni Mubarak from running in May’s presidential election.
After this development the former Vice-President Omar Suleiman would not be able to continue as a presidential candidate.
But the law would only come into effect if it is approved by the country’s ruling military council, which took power last year.
The justice ministry has already said the new measure is unconstitutional.
The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest political force in parliament.
It is planning a large demonstration on Friday in protest at Gen Suleiman’s candidacy.
The law also blocks anyone who was prime minister in the last 10 years.
This would bar the last Mubarak-era prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, from standing.
But the measure would not apply to former ministers, meaning that leading liberal candidate and former foreign minister Amr Moussa would be allowed to continue his campaign.
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