CAIRO - Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruling that Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister of the old government, is eligible to run for president in this weekend's election despite a law banning ex-officials from the race, has sparked fury among protesters.The court also nullified the election of one third of the Islamist-dominated parliament, effectively dissolving the legislative body.
In a crowd gathered outside the court, some called the ruling a political decision aimed at keeping the old system in place while others called it a “soft coup."