The Cabinet has agreed to increase the parliamentary representation of women by allocating 64 additional seats. It has also approved the draft law amending some provisions of the Law on Military and National Services No.127 of 1980. This came during the council's session yesterday under the chairmanship of Dr. Ahmed Nazif, discussing a draft law amending the provisions of Act No.38 of 1972 that allocates additional seats for women in Parliament. Nazif explained that the amendment to the provisions of Law No. 38 provides for the addition of 32 new constituencies to elect 64 additional seats for women, pointing out that each constituency would nominate at least two candidates to represent the farmers and the laborers.
Dr. Magdy Radi, the spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said that approving the amendment of some provisions of the law on military and national services aims to certify the school diploma that a person holds prior to joining the service. It also aims to unify the posts of the service to be in accordance with these diplomas, except for the students of Al-Azhar University. Moreover, it would extend equal treatment among the recruits, whether qualified or not qualified, and whether they have joined the service before or after January 1, 1975. It would also annex the military service to the civil service as per the rule of the Supreme Constitutional Court on May 17, 1988. Finally, it gives jurisdiction only for the military court to look into any crimes committed during the service.
