CAIRO: Egyptian political groups remain at odds over President Mohamed Morsi's order for Parliament to reconvene, which they did on Tuesday morning in Cairo. A number of political parties boycotted the session, including liberal MP's from the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, Tagamma'a Party, al-Wafd and the Free Egyptians. The country's Judge's Club has also threatened to take legal action against the president for defying the country's top court in bringing back Parliament, which was ostensibly dissolved on June 14, and on Monday saw the court reaffirm their decision as “final.” But Speaker of Parliament Saad el-Katatni ended the brief session by praising Morsi and saying he did the right thing in bringing the legislation back until new elections can be held. The June ruling said that one-third of the seats in Parliament were won by illegal methods – seeing party members run as independents – and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) disbanded the Parliament from meeting the following day. But on Sunday, Morsi reinstated the Parliament, in a move seen as heightening the power struggle between the armed forces and the new civilian government, which took over on June 30. Katatni said during the short session that he would take the High Court's ruling for appeal and Parliament would not return to session until the court hands down a verdict over the matter. In related news, the Muslim Brotherhood has announced it has called for a million person march to take place on Tuesday afternoon in Tahrir Square to show the country's support for Morsi's decree and for Parliament. The moves in the past three days have left many seeing the political situation reaching a stalemate between the military and the Morsi regime.
