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>Egypt's current parliament is dominated by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted on Friday after 18 days of mass protests.
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>A statement was read out on state TV on Sunday from the higher military council, saying it would suspend the constitution and set up a committee to draft a new one, before submitting it to a popular referendum.
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>The current constitution has prevented many parties and groups from standing in elections, leaving Egypt with a parliament packed with supporters of the National Democratic Party, loyal to Mr Mubarak.
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>Our correspondent says the new announcement means elections could be held in July or August, instead of in September as planned.
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>By making another important statement and providing more details of how the future state will look, he adds, the military should satisfy protesters still sceptical about the pace of change.
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That didn't take so long then did it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/15/egyptian-army-hijacking-revolution-fear