CAIRO, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Parliament elections scheduled for September have been postponed till next October or November, state news agency reported on Wednesday.
It has been decided to hold the People's Assembly and Shura Council elections either in October or November this year, MENA quoted an official source as saying.
"The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is committed to the Constitutional Declaration announced in March, which requires the Parliament elections be held six months after the declaration, " the official source said.
"So it means to start the election campaign before the end of September," the source said.
The electoral procedure and campaign will take 30 to 60 days, which means the elections will be held in October or November, he added.
Major General Ismail Etman, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forced, announced on March 28 at a press conference that Egypt will hold the parliamentary elections in September.
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