Egypt said Thursday that the country's new parliament will convene on January 10, for the first time in three years and weeks after a legislative election that was marred by a low turnout in the absence of any opposition, AFP reported.
The first parliamentary election since the army ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July 2013 was held in two phases between October 17 and December 2, and saw a turnout of only 28.3 percent.
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