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Egypt's transition in turmoil

Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday, June 14, to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.

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Egypt's transition in turmoil

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  1. A protester shouts slogans during a protest outside the Supreme Constitutional Court, which was making a decision on the validity of the law passed by the Islamist-led parliament that sought to bar Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, from the vote pitting him against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy, in Cairo June 14, 2012. Shafik got the green light to continue his bid for Egypt's presidency on Thursday when a constitutional court ruled against the law that would have thrown him out of the race. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

  2. Protesters take part in a demonstration at Tahrir square in Cairo June 14, 2012. Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  3. Egyptians walk past election graffiti near Tahrir square in Cairo June 14, 2012. Egypt's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  4. Protesters take part in a demonstration at Tahrir square in Cairo June 14, 2012. Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  5. A protester points at a shoe during a demonstration at Tahrir square in Cairo June 14, 2012. Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  6. Protesters shout in front of police outside the Supreme Constitutional Court, where a decision is expected on the validity of the law passed by the Islamist-led parliament that sought to bar Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, from the vote pitting him against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy, in Cairo June 14, 2012. Shafik got the green light to continue his bid for Egypt's presidency on Thursday when a constitutional court ruled against a law that would have thrown him out of the race. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

  7. A protester stands near a picture of former President Hosni Mubarak during a protest outside the Supreme Constitutional Court against Ahmed Shafik, Mubarak's last prime minister in Cairo June 14, 2012. Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

  8. An Egyptian boy waves his shoes as he joins supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in a protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Egypt's top court on Thursday paved the way for the ruling military to assume parliament's powers by annulling the Islamist-led house while allowing Hosni Mubarak's last premier to stand in this weekend's presidential election. (AFP Photo/Patrick Baz)

  9. Egyptian protesters point at soldiers in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court ? in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Egypt's highest court has ruled that Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister can stay in the presidential race. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

  10. Egyptian soldiers are seen through barbed wire outside the Supreme Constitutional Court, where a decision was being made on the validity of the law passed by the Islamist-led parliament that sought to bar Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, from the vote pitting him against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy, in Cairo June 14, 2012. Shafik got the green light to continue his bid for Egypt's presidency on Thursday when the court ruled against a law that would have thrown him out of the race. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

  11. Egyptians shout anti-military slogans during a protest in front of soldiers standing guard in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday June 14, 2012. The Supreme Constitutional Court, housed in a Nile side structure resembling an ancient Egyptian temple, is expected to rule on whether Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, can contest the presidential runoff vote on Saturday and Sunday against Islamist Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

  12. Egyptian soldiers stand alert during a protest in front of Egypt's highest court, the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday June 14, 2012. The court will decide whether Shafiq, Mubarak's last prime minister before he was ousted in February 2011, can stay in the race or not. The court is to rule on the validity of a "political exclusion" law passed by parliament barring many former regime figures from running for office. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

  13. Protesters gesture outside the Supreme Constitutional Court, which was making a decision on the validity of the law passed by the Islamist-led parliament that sought to bar Ahmed Shafik, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, from the vote pitting him against the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy, in Cairo June 14, 2012. Shafik got the green light to continue his bid for Egypt's presidency on Thursday when a constitutional court ruled against the law that would have thrown him out of the race. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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