Egypt's Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahlab and representatives of political parties are set to meet Thursday at the parliament headquarters, to carry on their third societal dialogue sessions on the electoral districts law, according to State Media. The dialogue is an endeavor to discuss proposals made for the amendments of the electoral districts law. Eleven political parties including Al-Wafd, Free Egyptians, Conference and Egyptian Social Democratic parties, among others, have attended the talks that were launched April 2, with no consensus reached yet. Some political parties and politicians withdrew from the talk sessions deeming the government's views unrealistic. Mahlab said in a media release that he plans for the parliamentary elections "to commence before the Holy month of Ramadan," which is due to start in mid-June. "The government is serious about holding the polls, promptly," he added. This political dilemma emanated on the heels of ruling issued in March by the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) considering the electoral districts law unconstitutional. The parliamentary elections come as the last step in Egypt's road map declared in July 3, 2013 following the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi through mass popular protests.
